Wow this messed with my head. Its a cool idea, but I had a really hard time because I couldn't visualize how the world gonna twist and turn when I went in different directions, so I just kinda ended up running around until I progressed. I think a graphic like a minimap that show how the world twists and turns (kind of like in the thumbnail) and where you are in comparison would work really well to fix this.
Very well done! This was a charming and super clever sumbission!