Thank you so much for taking the time to compile the code and trying out the game, I really appreciate it and your very honest and good feedback. I didn't think about using two sections and moving characters between them, it's very creative in my opinion :)
Your comment about the gameplay mechanic is very valid, I had some exciting plans on how to make it more fun that I will probably implement after the jam. There is a ramp-up system but I nerfed it quite a bit to try to make the the game accessible to a wider range of players but I might of missed both edges at the end.
Again thank you so much for the feedback and for playing my game, it means a lot :)