gonna get a bit personal here..
I grew up in the south-east united states, where fireflies are a mainstay of summer nights. catching them is just like this game, where you look out for slow blinks, follow them, look again, follow, until you find the little bug. I loved it, and it's a highlight of my childhood. this summer, I moved to the north-west US, where there aren't any fireflies, and I missed them all summer.
this game gave me a little of that experience, especially because of the fantastic sound design and the commitment to having everything super dark when unlit. felt just like summer nights in the appalachian mountains :')