My first try I launched off into space and had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. I floated around for a while and, to be honest, almost just gave up and moved on to another game. I'm glad I didn't though, because once I tried again and figured out the 'compass' it's actually a very cool little narrative game. I don't really understand the ending though. The whole screen turned white and it seemed like I could still move around (based on the sound effects) but I couldn't see anything. Is that what's supposed to happen?
Also, would I be correct guessing that The Little Prince and The Outer Wilds were both inspirations?