Controls are solid. The feel and theme is great. Was most impressed though by the collision detection on the letters and how buttery smooth it felt sliding over them. Really well done.

Played through. Really nice game, simple idea with very polished execution. Loved it.

Some minor nitpicks: "mantle" instead of "mantel" is the only type I noticed. The dot sometimes takes a long time to settle back on you if you keep moving and sometimes the puff of dust effect plays at the wrong time, when you're being respawned.

Original idea in a polished format — good story, fluent mechanics, beautiful transitions and animations. You also nailed the overall atmosphere and the dot mechanics. They are very intuitive.

There should be more checkpoints, maybe after every sentence. There is a small typo after the predators: "Use the tots." It would be more comfortable to hit space to continue instead of enter because my finger is already over that key anyways. I, up, down, and push mechanics are fun, maybe you should add more like these. The difficulty curve is a little bit jagged, especially in the end.

To summarize, this was a pleasant experience. Good job!