Hey there! We are glad you enjoyed our game!!
On the topic of length, we had a small pool of play-testers and found discrepancy among them, truth is that the length is now clear that it's closer to the hour or so.
Both mechanics you mentioned were things that we wanted to implement but due to time constraints was impossible, we might update the game with these quality of life features.
Perhaps the ending will make more sense on your second run, if not, let us know.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience, it motivates us to keep going forward-