What a beautiful, heartfelt game! Every area and chapter felt magical in its own unique way, and the whole experience was filled with so much childlike wonder.
The attention to detail was incredible, right from the screenshake on the door knock in the opening cutscene. The environments were gorgeous, and I loved all the little interactions, like the laptop, being able to inspect the drawings, and the family photo (was that a real photo from one of the devs?).
The puzzles were really creative, and I appreciated how the journal provided hints and puzzle locations without taking away the joy of discovery. I might not have figured out the ceiling puzzle otherwise, and what a beautiful ceiling that was! The aquarium tunnel was one of my favorite areas. I loved how the wall photo foreshadowed it, the adorable drawn fish, the lighting, the jellyfish puzzle, and those gorgeous starry manta rays.
There were so many other thoughtful touches too! The alternate controls for drawing book interactions, the phone interface in the school, the sunglasses adjusting the bloom, and the little chess pawn that could become "anything it wants, including "myself"." That was ADORABLE. Even little lines like "not weird, but variable" stuck with me. The sound design was lovely too, and I'm genuinely impressed you managed to make such a detailed experience run in a browser!
The story felt incredibly personal and relatable. The section about naming emotions to remove your mask was especially powerful. My own daughter brings noise canceling headphones and fidgets to school, so I could see a little of her in Maia. That connection made the experience even more meaningful to me.
My only minor criticism was occasionally having to backtrack to collect rewards after solving puzzles, which interrupted the flow a little. That was mostly a me issue though and I should have learned to pick them up lol.
Overall, this was such a charming, thoughtful expression of art. You can really feel how much love and care went into every part of it. Fantastic work!