I think you need some sort of guide on how to play this. It's not very intuitive on what the goal is. If you pick up the skull it kills you, if you walk away it kills you. I've gotten it to do some interesting interactions behind doors but I never understood why or how. The design seems good, but gameplay is confusing.
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WASD to move, SHIFT to sprint
1 - Keep the skull with you, or don't walk too far from the skull, the line on your screen shows your distance with it
2 - Hide the skull in a room when it's awake (NOT ROOMS WITH CANDLE inside, they are cursed). It will reset when you do so, pick it up and keep exploring after.
3 - Run if you put the skull in a curse room. ( But you'll die if you run too far)
4 - Find a way out, the key is in one of those rooms.