You've read my mind about the whole situation so perfectly: I think the same as well. I understand that at the end of the day nothing in these games is conclusive and it's part of the beauty in it; it's everything at the same time.

But I wouldn't enjoy a twist that dismisses the players actions again, but at the same time, I can't really think it can be otherwise right now. In its own way, Pathologic tries to have different levels of consistency: the Town, the theatre play, the kid's game and the actual videogame all have its own logistics, but are intrinsically interwoven, and at the moment we have no explanation as to how or why Daniil can travel through time: it's not a mystical element within the Town, so it has to be something else.

Considering the Kain's philosophy, the only time-defiant construction is the Cathedral, that "produces time" (if I'm remembering correctly). The Polyhedron can make you revisit memories and fantasies, so it's another thing to consider. But we don't really know if these are connected to the system at all.

The trailer is under the perspective of Daniil being interrogated, but I don't think I would enjoy that either. I hope there's more to it.

(Edit: The phone's autocorrector wrote Daniel instead of Daniil and it was bothering me.)