The shame is that via a bit of googling I can see which artists were the inspiration for the game and like… shockingly the actual art is a lot better looking.
I am pretty sure I played a 3d version of tetris exactly like this 25 years ago, makes me wonder how many different people went “I got it, it’ll be tetris but 3d!” and ended up making this exact game.
Don’t think it’s that simple. Avoiding the stick you see is how you end up tripping on one of its numerous brethren lurking in the surrounding leaves and undergrowth. It’s their preferred hunting method.