Thank you so much for playing and for this thoughtful feedback! (It will help make sure that my ego doesn't burst out of my body)
I have gotten this same critique in a previous comment and it does seem to be an issue plaguing most players.
Overall, my goal for Game Jams is always to learn and grow as a new game dev, so not making assumptions about what the player will and won't instinctively know is a lesson that future me will hopefully take to heart.