Thanks for your feedback.
The game was made within a short time frame of 2 weeks as part of a game jam, and unfortunately, there was not enough time to include a proper tutorial within the game itself.
A YouTube video tutorial is available for the game as a band-aid solution and an updated version of the game has been released on CrazyGames, which includes a prompt at the start asking if the player would like to view the in-game explanation.
However, I have not updated the itch.io version, as I have been busy with other projects.
Thank you for trying out my game and I hope you enjoy playing it despite the initial struggles.