I do have another suggestion, that being a map.
Due to the nature of this game, I don't mean a traditional minimap.
Just a top-down map of the area, with no player marker on it. Maybe have a couple symbols on it that line up with certain symbols in the game? For example, in the starting area on the map, there would be a star icon, and in the starting room in the game world there would be a large star on the floor. (I don't mean just the starting area, like one of the larger intersections could have like a circle on the floor with a circle on the map where that is too)
This would encourage players to use the map combined with their surroundings in order to try and figure out where they are, but would also make sure they don't rely on it too much because it takes time to figure out your location.