Thanks for the review! I'm sure The Twits was an unconscious influence, and Roald Dahl in general. A lot of his stories are basically monster stories where the protagonist is a child and the "monster" is an evil adult.
Honestly I think the anagnorisis in the very last shot was a bit weak, though I tried to plant a lot of mini-anagnorisises throughout the story: Who scribbled everything out and what does that represent? What is your dynamic with the boy on the roof? What is the significance of the man in the picture?
I'm really happy that you felt an emotional arc throughout the game, that was much more important to me than coming away with an intellectual understanding of the story.