ROCKROCKET - My first game guys! Hope you enjoy it

I feel like I should tag my feedback as spoilers for anyone else planning to play the game, so: spoilers! lol

Well, obviously, your game looks and sounds fantastic. I loved the feel you created with the A/V. I also appreciated the incredibly minimalist "story" of crashing into this cavern and rebuilding what seems to be an ancient rocket to escape, and I do think your minimalist approach positively served the feel of the game, but I personally feel like the balance between minimalism, discovery, and a sense of direction is still a bit off.

I think, off the jump, having the crash into the water occur during the fade-in obscured what would have been a great indicator of where to be looking to actually see my input affecting the game screen and, because the character was so small, it actually took me a good 30 seconds or more to notice I was actually controlling something. The pulsing energy bits were an obvious draw and my immediate assumption was that I should collect them. The middle white skull (I'm sure they're not skulls, but that's where my mind went) reaffirmed this for me, but the S-monoliths and the second white skull just distracted me. Because the hidden caverns are not indicated and can be a bit difficult to find, it was difficult for me to be sure I wasn't approaching the S-monoliths incorrectly and that the second white skull was not barring progress to complete collection of the energy pulses. It felt odd to me that the game was willing to pop-up some kind of indicator that I was meant to collect things, but not make an attempt to clarify the order in any way.

That said, all of that did pay off in some way when the answer was discovered. Learning when I could interact with the S-monoliths was nice. Finding hidden caverns was nice. Finding the ship pieces and pulsing underneath to rebuild it was nice. All of that contributed to the great feel. Unfortunately, I think the inputs it encouraged in me distracted from that feel and were a bit frustrating, mostly mashing the interact button everywhere and repeatedly running/jumping into walls. My character was exploring this mysterious and ancient cavern most efficiently by being a frantic, bumbling maniac.

So that's why I say the balance is off. I wouldn't want to lose the overall feel and those moments of discovery, but I do feel like deeper consideration needs to go into guiding the player. Something like, perhaps the interact could "ping" nearby hidden caverns with a small burst of light, becoming more effective/obvious as you pick up more energy pulses (with some indication that pulses are "improving" the interact button). Maybe the S-monoliths and the indicator skull could be "grayed out" or obscured until the energy pulses are collected, where the always-visible S-monoliths could "activate" indicating that the player should back-track. Or instead, S-monoliths (and even the left rocket piece) could spark or appear to visibly/audibly "fail to respond" to the player interacting early on to show that the player is pressing the correct inputs, just at the wrong stage of the game. Anyway, these are just thoughts, but I do feel, personally, the answer is likely in providing more feedback to player inputs.

Sorry for the massive response. I usually have more thoughts on things I enjoy and I also tend to ramble, but hopefully what's in here is of some use to you. Thanks for posting your game so I could play!