I loved this game! Very enjoyable, sublime presentation and the reversed roles theme fits perfectly! Serious potential here imo, I hope some feedback helps it (sorry if it’s too long whoops).
On the maybe tweak this side, I really wanted a quick retry method! I also thought score was a bit tight, although maybe it’s intentionally hard. And lastly the scientist was just a tad too fast for me (even though I am experimented with puzzles).
On the other hand, the please keep this things side, the scientist being fast is actually good imo because it keeps the game interesting and adds a somewhat unorthodox challenge for a puzzle game. I also love cheese as a mechanic, and the concept of baiting the scientist to the cheese just feels perfect. And lastly, the rat giving tips was very clever! I can’t recall now if that’s after some retries or straight up at the start, I think the first is best.
Also I think in a future version there could be some simple intro explaining the context. All in all, great game :)