Alright feedback time! Thanks for putting up with my first forum game and my terribleness.
How was the number of people (26)? Too much? Little? Just right?
Should there be three paths instead of two next time?
What happens if there is a tie?
What should happen if someone fails to respond? Go a certain way or get killed by a zanzarinoghost?
I influenced the game by saying nonresponders go left. This changed the game drastically. Was this good or bad?
Should I actually reveal what direction people went and whether or not they lied? (Only sort of applies to the 3 path variant)
The participants number does not matter much. Half of them will be out in a round (or a third if you make 3 paths)
Three instead of two is nice, but keep the lane eliminated only one with the most choosers.
If there's a tie, let it go once, but twice and RNG kicks in, like your current solution.
Failing to respond shouldn't affect people who do. Either spread them evenly (RNG'd, but this will present a problem of a player winning purely via luck) or modkilled (which would require full attention on the game).
This is bad. See above point.
It's up to you, really. But don't tell anyone whether they're lying or not, that would blow up their strategy. Just say who goes where, and who got killed by deciding too long (nonresponders)