Hi, thank you for the kind words! I'm happy to hear that you came back to play the final version, and that you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback on the ending too, it's sometimes hard to tell if puzzles are too easy or too hard.
I agree that the mix of game engine and genre is unique and interesting, and I want to do more with it. I started experimenting with another game that uses the same engine but for a different kind of game - it's a Jurassic themed ASCII roguelike open world survival procedurally generated game thing... I've posted the early prototype at https://enegames.itch.io/thunder-lizard-eat-or-be-eaten if you want to follow along :)