Really cool idea, I loved the vibe of the game, and how it was relatively straightforward to understand. I don't know if I missed the instructions somewhere, but for most of my playthrough I was confused as to what adjacent vs. surrounding houses were referring too, those words are just pretty similar and I think I figured out the difference by the end, but not entirely sure. Also I think I got to the end? I found a monster and then the game just didn't transition again, so I'm assuming I won? I guess I would've liked a little more clarification on that.
This was a really clever game though---usually murder mystery game rules can be pretty confusing for me, but for the most part, I understood my task and how the count down was applied almost instantly, which was cool. The art was stunning too, and the music added a nice layer to the atmosphere. Nice work, and love the videos too BenBonk, I've been watching your slimekeep devlogs and other videos for years now haha.