Finally made progress but then was RNG'd into oblivion

[Silk]

I don't know if I'm enjoying the game. It has a similar playstyle to fatal labyrinth which I completd many times. But there's so much more scope for failure.
I just got to the second level for the first time, after pulling off some honestly great strategies on level 1 and the boss fight, only to die unavoidably in a room due to walking over one explosive trap (undetected) and then three steps later a second one (undetected). I'm not sure if that was abysmally bad luck of if you're supposed to spam "search" on every single step. And if so, how is that fun?
Just looking for feedback on whether that was a weirdly bad RNG situation or if that's the gameplay to expect. Nothing worse than having to search for traps the entire time imo, so if that's the gameplay level 2 onwards, I'm out.

[00-Evan]

It sounds like you stepped into a particular type of room that's littered with explosive traps. These rooms are uncommon, but hint to the player that they're dangerous via the terrain, that includes embers on the ground and already-visible traps. In that room type in particular yeah it is intended that you search every tile.

Regardless, sorry to hear that you've been frustrated! A lot of the early gameplay experience in Shattered is learning about the various strategies you can use and hazards you an encounter, and you'll find that eventually things that stumped you become easy to get past.

[Silk]

Actually there was a trap room next to it - square shaped and larger, which I walked into, thought "nope" and walked out of. This was a smaller "normal" room nearby, no obvious dangers. I guess it was bad luck because it hasn't happened since!

[my butt is erect]

You could also be on a trap floor where they're more common.
I understand being annyoed dying to stuff early on but eventually you will be winning every game because you can deal with anything that happens.