I love the concept of you literally looping around like a dial to navigate the map. Sadly that is also the bad part about it, assuming you have to navigate using the map for it.
The riddle part certainly has its charm, though these can certainly be easier for those playing through jam ratings and makes it a more quirky experience.
I can definitely see it working better in two fronts:
- Forgo riddles and show where you’re going using the map. You get to move around and give objects and unlock stuff
- Instead of the map, it’s kinda like a hotel: each room has a number specific to it (like the dog room is just -1 or the starting room is at -4, TV room at 3, etc.) Though you can get lost unless you told spawn is at 0 and there’s a paper trail you can follow.
I admit, I found myself brute forcing a lot of it, especially on the way back since I didn’t know I need to keep track of them at all.
But yeah, love the concept, but it could have definitely been better!