It's a shame to read negative reviews on Steam, to be honest - it feels like today's people aren't interested in games of this kind and just find them boring (and they complain about the price even more, although in my opinion it's a good option to support the developer in this way). I hope this doesn't stop you and you will create a bunch of other good, soulful games.
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Thank you for the encouragement! Yeah, I'm aware that the games I make tend to be pretty weird. Those who get them really like them, but once outside that niche my artistic decisions can come off as baffling.
Steam has a more mainstream audience than itch, so it makes sense that there's going to be more baffled people. I don't really care though, those people aren't who I make games for. They're for you.