Technically as of right now, those aren't monetarily driven just grind intensive(with required online multiplayer mode).
But I assume everyone expects(suspects) that will change once it ever goes live, which doesn't look like ever.
Also from here on out the game will need an internet connection to work.
If you don't want to pay for the game and find it somewhere online like this website, the game would still need to be "modded" for it to work in any realistic way(beyond base content): Gallery mode would need to be populated with content/clothing you can only acquire from online play.
So unless there's someone out there watching this thread or somewhere else, that's smart enough to do that, this game's kinda dead in the water for those who want it free.
I think the version floating around is either before drm(0.34) or a network blocked version of 0.49(gallery mode only).
OHH and btw I have pretty much all the content in the harem mode(or whatever they call it).
The gallery mode and harem mode have two separate sets of position cards.
There are a lot of cards that I cannot use in gallery mode.
So the game would have to be heavily modded to get gallery mode working with harem mode content, and even more work to get the harem server faked. And you'd have to do one or the other(or both I guess) to be able to "play" the game without purchasing it.
And even then, there is no STORYLINE. No real game. It's a sex simulator.
HS2 with mods does and looks like the same thing.
Hell in that game I can even corrupt 'em, or marry 'em. Or both.
Great Graphics, extremely sus devs.
Absolute scam of a game.