Thanks for taking the time to play our game!
Completely understand what you mean, and I think it just boils down to us running out of time to put the tutorial in properly. We made it in a week for the Brackeys Jam so it's still a bit rough around the edges.
I 100% agree we need to hold the player's hand a bit more and walk them through the mechanics, and I get it being frustrating to get dropped into the level and just keep dying.
Hope you were able to enjoy the experience anyway, and it sounds like you were able to understand the mechanics eventually so thanks again for playing :)