Wonderful you enjoyed it! I definitely had pro genre fans in mind, the game isn't really beginner friendly. I like the old DOS games which did not have much story or tutorials or hints, and this definitely reflects that. I think for my next game I'll add more tutorials and hand-holding. And a better job at pointing out how to dash or use abilities.
I acknowledge that a lot of backtracking needs to be hinted out more. Generous checkpoints and going for jetpacks to access some different areas was also intentional :)