Oh my god thank you so much!! This is really helpful feedback and I had a blast watching the stream.
I'm glad you enjoyed the graphics and objects. (The toilet is one of my faves, loool) Working on adding even more silly stuff to collect.
I will definitely implement volume settings -- I was actually working on that today after I initially saw your post. Having a more clear goal set from the start of the game is also a planned feature, as I plan more rougelite-esque features.
As for the items and words, each item actually has multiple words associated with it (synonyms), so trial by fire is what I intended. There are a looooot of synonyms. (D actually IS a correct answer for the naked guy, lol) Since it's easy to lose your combo, though, I'll work on making it less punishing to discover new words and maybe find a way to hint at the possibility early on without making it too obvious. I plan to have a dictionary of words as well.
Anyway, thanks again for your feedback! :) Appreciate you taking the time to play my game!