Thanks for playing!
We had our retro a couple of days ago, and we actually brought up everything that you mentioned here, solid feedback!
Unfortunately, we are going to shelf this for now and move on to something else. All of the feedback and action items for improvement are recorded though, so hopefully we come back to it one day and at least polish up this vertical slice!
I am looking forward to the rating and results of the jam; good luck! Loved your game, I think you are definitely in the running to win!