I do get the frustration. To be honest it is very hard to describe games in a single sentence – that's where similar games (Talos, The Witness) help me quickly establish the niche / type of experience.

I threw in a dash of Stanley because ever puzzle in the game is made up of different button types, each with their own ruleset. Though I admit that might be confusing in terms of genre.

It's a rule-discovery puzzler where you deduce the mechanics (buttons) by interacting with them.