A quick Google of erolabs turns up stuff like
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Ignoring whether that advertised gameplay loop is actually any good, I'm not about to install any of their crap to check, it seems like a completely different business model. Not only are they targeting mobile users, which is a much larger potential install base, but they're churning out multiple titles in the time it takes Helius to implement a login system.
Operation Lovercraft by comparison is limited to desktop users with mid-range hardware from the last few years, it doesn't just have a
bad gameplay loop or story it has
absolutely no gameplay loop or story and just to put a little cherry on the top of the shit pile it's a barely functional living example of ux hell.
I really just don't see this being overly successful. Presuming that Helius really has had even a small team working on this since the beginning the costs are exponentially higher than any of those porn games and (ignoring the money from Patreon) the future revenue potential from microtransactions actually seems lower.
Chances are if Helius doesn't do a 180 the moment subs drop and he actually manages to release it he'll end up killing it shortly after release when it doesn't bring in the revenue expected. Especially since their design seems to put unfathomable strain on their servers even at low player counts so I can't imagine it's cheap to keep running. Not to mention Denuvo licensing fees...