thanks so much for playing and the awesome feedback!!
I think you're 100% on the money with the slower introduction to the mechanics, and maybe saving the uphill climb until a later stage is a great idea too!
This is the first game I've shown the world and has been a great learning experience and feedback like this is unbelievably helpful so thanks again for taking the time to play and send me the message :)
I'll work on it some make and let you know once it's done.