Utterly floored by this entry.
This is art: a simple but elegantly-told story that evoked an entire spectrum of emotions, ranging from cold despondency to fierce determination.
A tragic but complex set of protagonists, each surprisingly well fleshed out given the game's relatively brief runtime. Minus a few spelling/word choice errors, the dialog was extraordinary: compelling and solemn without straying into the melodramatic, completely eschewing the typical "meme-y" themes we see with many of these characters.
Beautiful presentation, an expertly curated score that subtly enhanced the emotional context of each scene, and the visuals were just unparalleled (particularly those hand-drawn cut scenes).
Puzzles were extraneous, but "fine". There were a few collision errors in the maps but nothing broke per se, and the environments were so well-illustrated I frankly didn't care about minor pathing issues.
I was crushed when this ended so abruptly.
Hoping we get more in 2023.