Turns out that when a game company tells you in the first panel that they’re “not holding your hand” what they ACTUALLY mean is “We didn’t have time to do a tutorial.” I don’t mind a learning curve, but I have finite lifespan. If I have to get out of the game, go to the Internet, and look up how to do even the most basic stuff, well… I’m maybe not coming back to it.
And I note the name of the company (The Astronauts) for future buying decisions. Just in case anybody over there was shrugging because they already got my money.