First time playing, and just had a few suggestions or comments about the game.
1. When equipped with an Axe, and you pick up another item, if you're not watching, you drop the axe down to pick up the other item.
Maybe stash the axe away or use a Hot bar or put the item directly into your backpack?
2. After I died from "infection" on the first run, I started a new game and was put a lot further away from the island than the first time.
Put player in same area/closer to island, rather than even further away?
3. You start with no items (not even fists?) And once you finally swim to the island, you come across multiple different animals/insects, in which you can't fight off, because you haven't made anything yet and just started the tutorial - So Infection - instant death. (spiders, scorpions, Komodo Dragons?)
Maybe put player on part of the island that doesn't have any animals/insects, until you can start/get through the tutorial
4. When you go to the in-game menu (Pause?) Have it actually pause rather than go into a Slow motion, I noticed this when I hit ESC during the first Cinematic scene (Flying the plane). Especially since it's a single player game.
5. Skip Cinematic at the beginning if you have already gone through it.
If you start a new run (for whatever reason), should have the ability to skip that opening scene and start either in the water or at the island.
That's all for now, till I eventually dig deeper into the game.