More progress made on this object, which is called the Codex. A Codex will be important to player progression later on, but for now it's just a spooky ball that stares at the player if you approach it. Lots of work went into making it feel like a real eye.
A Codex will always spawn 50 meters from your starting location, so look around for it.
This feature is now available to try in the "upcoming" beta branch on Steam.
Changed depots in upcoming branch