Hi! Thanks for the feedback.

!!!SPOILER WARNING!!!

First, a couple of things: - The cave is very dark, yes. The correct way to go through the cave is to use a candle. It can be bought at the shop, or obtained by talking to one of the bliones (flower creatures). A match can work, but only a little. Without a match or cave that part is supposed to be unplayable. - The bird is still wip, thanks for the feedback. The bird will flap its wings if there's something to tell and then you can click on it (the cursor will change shape to notify you can click). At certain points in the game it will appear automatically to give hints. - There is a soundmixer available (you can set the volume for music, sfx and ambience separately).

As for the story. The basic premise of the game is that you get kicked out of your old house and have to search for a new one. And by travelling the world, looking for a new place to live, you will encounter many unique places. While the basic story might be quite simple, the places you visit during your journey aren't. I really don't want to spoil what will happen once you take the train and travel underground so I won't!

As for your second point. I'm not sure what you mean. I didn't watch the whole playthrough, so I'm not sure if the player skipped through some dialogue or patiently read everything. The latter is recommended. When stuck, there are always multiple ways to figure out what to do: - The bird might give hints - You can talk to wums and other creatures - You can search for (and watch) filmstrips

Also please keep in mind that there is no handholding in this game on purpose. A lot of times the idea is that you have to figure out what you have to do next. It is never spelled out. Some people might not like that, that's unfortunate. But that's the route we decided to take for the gameplay.

END OF SPOILERS

Thanks again for the feedback!