I was kinda confused how to really play it, probably because a little tutorial wass missing explaining the objective. But after some tme I've understood the objective and had quite some fun!
Yea, that was my decision to not make the objective obvious. My goal was to have the player engage in exploration in an ominous/uncomfortable dark environment and the bright lights of the ships and ores be the guides. Sounds like you eventually figured it out as intended though. Thanks for playing!