A combination of both. They all think they have this really epic story to tell, one that's so gud it transcends porn. Then they end up writing themselves into a corner and can't finish the damn thing. And then there's greed. Developers who deliberately and intentionally waste our time with lots of "teasing" because they're trying to keep their Patreon going for as long as possible.
Agree it could be a combination of burn out, over your head, etc.
However, I'd imagine for many of these devs, this is a side gig, not their main job.
And well, real life stuff happens, especially with jobs, and you have to focus on that leaving little to no time for side gigs.
It'd be nice to communicate that, but then IRL stuff may not be that simple, could be something much worse, and who wants to say anything about that. You just shut down, go dark, and say screw everything else...idk
I have no clue what the real story is in this case, just saying there are numerous possibilities.
Either way, this is a pretty good one, still has potential if Dev or anyone else picked it back up.
The sharing/swinging path was very good. You didn't have to be a shit/wimp husband. And your wife didn't have to "hate" you to play around.
The love/respect stats made the other 2 paths rough without being a complete shit husband and wimp, but that WT mod cheat option made that easier to work around. I'd imagine those stat mechanics made the infidelity and cuckold paths problematic, and could be a reason to just throw your hands up and say screw it...idk The cuckold path would still work even with high love/respect (similar to the sharing/swinging path), just need something to get her to pull the trigger and go for it despite the high love/respect. I guess similar could happen on infidelity path, even with high love/respect, just need that trigger to make it an "open marriage" type thing.
Any way, still so much potential. But for an abandoned game, this is the best one I've come across in terms of story, content, and potential. Despite not being complete, it has a decent "soft ending" feel to it.
A few others are close, but not disappointed they're abandoned...