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After clicking through the first popups with the player's inner monologue, I fully expected some help text like "Use W S A D to move" to pop up.

I had no real reason for that expectation, except this is how several games I played in recent years handled it - which made me realize now, that explaining gameplay to new players is something that's actively evolving. There may not be a rulebook, but there are clear trends.