I just tried the browser version and the menu opened just fine. Did you press Q?
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Oh, that's the problem! X doesn't open the menu in A House for Alesa 1, only Q
Hahahah, my bad. I'll probably fix it during the week
Yeah, it's funny how the censorship makes things look worse than they actually are. It was mostly a quick solution, so I'll probably make some changes in the future (although I'd rather remake the game entirely)