Ooooh, I didn’t know LOWREZJAM was a thing. I’ll be joining that for sure!
The spacesuit bit was very intentional – there’s a magic tile which kills you if you’re suitless. This was intended partially as an homage to Outer Wilds, where new players often will forget to put on their suit and step out into deep space, to predictably fatal results. But it is also there to reinforce how dangerous the lack of oxygen is and make it clear that a lack of oxygen is the “enemy” of the game. This happening at the very start of the game is vital, so players only lose a few dozen seconds of progress (plus slow loading times, in fairness).
The chicken is super valid, and will probably be fixed in the first post-jam build.
Thanks for you kind words.