thank you so so much for playing, and for your thoughtful feedback. We are currently working on fixing all the bugs as I'm typing this and we plan to release the finished version on steam within the next few weeks. Honestly, you're totally right about the theme of the jam not being totally baked into the game concept. the ending cutscene/dialogue helps tie it together a bit, but since that didn't make it into the game it's hard to feel the connection.
Again, really appreciate you playing our game and your feedback. We're really looking forward to releasing the finished version.