This was incredible!
The narrative and characters had me completely hooked. I've replayed the game over and over again for the past hour just to try and keep everybody alive and see all the dialog branches. The writing is genuinely great and not at all bad.
As for the gameplay loop, it's simple but very effective. All the systems at play harmonize with each other and the narrative well. It feels very layered to a point where everytime i enter a hard level out of desperation, I feel a real sense risk as i feel all my mistakes stacking up over the days, then i start to dread thinking about who i gotta let die next...
The visuals and audio are definitely the weakest points. Everything having similar saturation and shape made distinguishing between foe and pickup item quite difficult when you're panicking, which does add to the sense of danger but it also feels like a design flaw. I think some simple font changes, a CRT "sci-fi" ish filter over the screen, some ambience sounds, actual designs for enemies instead of primitive shapes and character portraits would greatly benefit the game.
I hope you take this game further or continue making games! I will be watching your career with great interest.