Having to hold the mouse button to carry a book and click-drag to open doors is annoying

A throwback to a more extensive, Amnesia inspired interaction system that was scrapped. For the time being, that'll likely stay, albeit with an option to not have to hold the mouse button.

Having some indicator on which doors I can open would be nice

There's a sound prompt at present, but we'll extend the interaction icons to indicate what doors are interactable, as well as indicate the need to drag doors open.

add a gamma slider

Already present, although the implementation needs some work. We'll probably move to a generalized brightness slider that shifts a number of grading parameters between two profiles to try and alleviate some of the washout.

The monster's footstep sounds are a bit much

The animation for the monster needs to change.

Agreed. We have an improved version that'll make it into the next test.

I saw the map but only because you told me where it was.

We'll be adding local lighting fixtures to draw attention to both the objectives board and the map, and a short textual description of the game loop in the menu.

You should really finish your shelf name list.

Shelf placement and category distribution are still in flux. Once finalized, those will be taken care of.

If you gave the player a flashlight, you could kill a lot of the point lights

We had discussed a flashlight and will likely be adding one. Establishing a decent night ambience while maintaining the degree of visibility required by the game loop is proving difficult. I like the idea of recharging though.

Unfortunately, the point lights have to stay. URP's directional lightmaps are... not great. They are providing next to no specular contribution, which effectively removes normal mapping without additional fill lights.

Maybe allow the player to throw a book

Already present to a degree, but limited to distracting the AI. We'll look into stunning.

In closing, thanks for taking the time. The constructive criticism is really helpful.