Thanks for the review, I 100% agree with everything you say. It definitely does need some tweaks to streamline the mechanics. If i go back, ill also have to continue brainstorming on how to decrease randomness without giving full control to the player. I'm thinking even biasing the randomness in favor of the player would probably make a massive difference and decrease frustration. Plus allowing to selecting a tool and click organisms instead of having to drag organisms one by one will speed up the gameplay.
For level 4, the reason mutate is unavailable is because there is only a single color. I know that it could be clearer. I'll definitely add some tooltips on the modifiers if I go back to it.