Haha the idea behind Steve was to make him an excuse for a tutorial/hints, and also make a small joke out of the game. He was supposed to feel that you were completing the circle, and as you go, the game would have made you think that you were about to make something big happen, something dangerous, but in the end, you would see that the only thing Steve is doing with his magic is to make cute little paper animals alive x)
Though all that Steve part was a lower priority compared to the rest of the game, that's not even completely finished given the valid issues you raised. We'd have liked to implement more! We'll manage our time better for the next jam, and we have some plans to try to continue to work on it, if we got time!
Thank you!