First things first this game is beautiful, huge kudos to your artists. The backgrounds were crazy detailed.
I do admit I struggled a bit with understanding what was going on, especially a lot near the beginning. As a layperson it was harder to understand the terms and technology. I think the prose was really nice, though, and I really did feel like I was watching a group of technicians at work.
It drew me in mostly when Rowen started bringing up the lichen, then the slow build up to crazy stuff going on. I think the choice to use little music helped fill the mood, a long with the static and beeps. I know this is unreasonable to expect, especially during a jam, but I think this is the type of game that I think would be very nice voiced!
Anyway, awesome work you guys! Spooky and lovecraftian! I'm going to go look up some terms now.