Thank you so much for your really lovely feedback, it's wonderful to hear that you got a good feel for the game!
The tutorial absolutely needs some more pointers - did you find the two additional tabs on the right-hand side of the left half of the notes page? A lil' easy to overlook, but you can click on them to open 'em up, and they give pointers on how to interact with some of the creatures, among other tips!
I've just booted it up myself to check, and noticed that something that isn't covered is that as well as skittish creatures that'll flee from you unless you're sneaking, there are some friendly creatures that will come investigate you if you hang out loosely nearby (a '?' tells you when you're stood in the perfect spot to get them curious about you).
In hindsight, not being more explicit with the workings of the first creature you need to collect was an oversight on our part, but we've learned a lot from the feedback and are excited to make some updates post-jam!
A guide/walkthrough is a wonderful idea, will have a think! Thank you again for your kind words and for checking out our game 💚