Congrats on finishing the game! Yeah, I agree the first half was a bit repetitive. Since making the game took so long, I ended up doing some rewriting and decided to shorten it. Initially, the plan was to make a 40-minute paid game, which then turned into an Early Access game for a dollar, before I finally decided to make it free and much shorter.
The IOrMe series is going to be a pretty long story. There will definitely be a plot twist later explaining what was actually happening in Chapter 1! It was intentional to keep things vague to mirror how the main character feels and perceives her surroundings.
That said, some of the mid-production changes did affect the intended tone. The end of Chapter 1 was originally supposed to explain 'what' and 'why' she was so terrified. Removing that left a few unexplained situations.
Regardless, thank you so much for playing my first ever published game! I'll do my best to make the next chapter even better!