How exactly would you turn coming out into a puzzle?
I'm assuming you're planning for this game to be fairly realistic, ruling out cartoony contrivances like having the character only be able to come out by putting together a one-man production of Oklahoma for his parents and singing what he needs to say to them in the second act.
I think it's an interesting idea to play as a character in this situation, I'm not sure it could be the focus of an entire game.
I'm assuming you're planning for this game to be fairly realistic, ruling out cartoony contrivances like having the character only be able to come out by putting together a one-man production of Oklahoma for his parents and singing what he needs to say to them in the second act.
I think it's an interesting idea to play as a character in this situation, I'm not sure it could be the focus of an entire game.