Hey there, thanks for taking the time to try out my game and I appreciate the feedback.
I always thought of the first level as a tutorial, but I will consider adding a few actual very basic levels as tutorials to teach the controls if I touch this again. The game was intended to be hard, but not off-putting before you get a chance to learn the basics. I have written a pretty descriptive Controls section under the game, but I can see how it is easy to miss when trying out new games.
I am curious, how far did you make it?