Thank you so much for the feedback! Your note about items needing to be click in order to have their menus opened is definitely something we noticed post-upload.
We've already updated it (just can't patch it until the judging period is over) so that the menu for the item just placed opens upon placement, which I think makes for a much better experience. Spot on observation!
And we are DEFINITELY in need of a tutorial at the start of the game; it's being worked on right now, along with a slew of quality of life updates and tweaks.
Once again thanks so much for checking it out, means a lot.