Wow. Thank you so much!
I think you're spot on, looking at the game's views/plays/ratings. It really goes to show how important accessibility is in game design. If it feels like a brick wall upon entry, most people will just bail. Especially in a game jam setting where it's not that uncommon for unfinished/broken games to be released.
The project might continue. I have a few things I'd like to finish for the project to feel complete. Will probably take a while to be implemented as I'm starting another project that will take up a lot of my time.