Thank you for the great feedback!
Unfortunately I didn't have a whole lot of time for level design, but you're absolutely right, it does often feel forced and I think I can do much better things with this mechanic, so I might work on that, but I will for sure keep it in mind for the next jam.
I also felt like most levels were too similar, so you kinda just do the same thing over and over again.
Again, thank you very much for the feedback and for the kinds words.