Alright, I just finished playing it. It took me around 5-10 minutes, but since you mentioned it's a short game, I don't really mind.
So first of all:
What I liked:
- The letter animation and sound of the speech bubbles. Gave me undertale vibes.
- The lighting: how the different sprites cast shadows, reacting to the light sources. Looks very polished.
- The art (I don't know if it's self-made, but if yes, then good job.
- Can't say much aboud the code, but everything feels fluent so there's that.
- Possible replayability with different words; sadly, the clues are always at the same places, but I know it would be a lot of work to change that and would kind of ruin the point of this being a learning project.
Possible Improvements:
- footstep sounds
- diagonal movement, but since it's only a small game, I am guessing it's not really worth it to add logic and sprite animations for that.
Negatives:
- too short, haha.
Conclusion:
Honestly, I think this is the perfect example of how one's first game should look like. Nothing big, but something short and sweet. Something you can improve your experience with. Most people want to create their dream game as a first project and tend to burn out. Keep making stuff and never give up!
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney