Thank you, we are glad, that our game evoked deeper thoughts in you. After all, that's probably the main goal of this jam. :D
The inner logic of the game is something like this. Each action adds to outdoor, indoor, protect, gain. The bars at the top does not shows how many points you have, only which one has more than the other. That defines the survivel startegy, you are pursuing. For example, if your points are:
indoor = 5; outdoor = 70; protect = 25; gain = 38;
The game will estimate, that your goal was outdoor + gain = 108; because no other combination has more points. Then it checks if that number is enough for her survival or not. 108 > 85 (<-requirements) => She survived.

So in this case the main goal is to choose strategy based on the initial instructions and then go for it.  :)

Thank you! The number next to the actions represents how long it will take in days.

Yeah, we deliberately hidden the exact number of remaining days, as we wanted for the player to feel a little bit of tension from the uncertainty.

Thanks! 
In case you need the clues for playing - you need to pick a solid survival strategy (a combination of outdoor gain, indoor protect, etc.) and then aim for it. Every skill you teach her, or an item you get, will influence your position on the bars. You need to be ready to switch the strategy progressively, depending on items you're able to fetch. Clicking on the daughter shows an estimate of probability of her survival in a current situation. A hint is also given on less viable strategies.

In case you meant the clues would be useful in general - definitely agreed.  In a jam version, we've focused on building and balancing the system. A post-jam version would probably be less obscure and would reveal more of the system's inner workings.

Thanks! We tried to favor balanced gameplay over bigger variety in mechanics, so that the finished prototype ends up being enjoyable and fun. :)

The movie seems interesting. I would check it out for sure. And when it comes to the The Gods are Watching, what was interesting, is that the game popped in the talk only once, after the jam was over and we discussed the future potential of the prototype. The game that we thought off many times during the development was much more obvious, The Last of Us. And that’s even though none of us played it. :D

More dialogue and narrative will be favorable direction for sure. The concept that we thought of was each chapter = different people in different environment. And after a while the survivals meeting each other, sharing skills and preparing for new obstacles in front of them.
Each action in the game consume time differently. It’s represented by the number in brackets. The number you are talking about is just approximate time, as we wanted for the exact time to not be present to the player.

Thank you. Being someone's favorite is a big honor for us.

Thanks for playing! 

Our take was that in a typical survival game, your survival is usually a highest priority goal and once you die, you have failed. Here, since your demise is inevitable, your motivations and actions are different, which we felt changes the core gameplay. 
Instead of focusing solely on resource gathering, you need to pick a solid survival strategy (outdoor gain, indoor protect, etc.) and then aim for it, while being ready to switch it progressively, depending on items you fetch.

Thanks, glad you find the concept interesting! We managed to finish most of planned systems in time , so we're pretty happy with the result. 

If you mean polishing, that could definitely be done infinitely, if we had more than 48 hours. Instead, we focused on balancing the various strategies you can take to survive, to make sure all paths are viable.