Ah! This was a super fun idea and lovely art style, love how you keep the eyes constant size during scaling! Sadly I ran into some very frustrating cases where I got stuck in some corners by not being able to scroll fast enough it felt like? So I rate the control scheme as novel but frustrating but I think some tweaking could resolve that!
Also how much was loco roco an inspiration here because it certainly made me think of it and that is meant as a compliment!