To be honest if Val taking a break can clear their head and get shit back together for the real ending of the game "Harem" and it be the ending that properly fits with the rest of the older story then fine I will wait a year for the darn thing.IIRC the writer for this game had some issues ( i think burnout) and hence why this is on hold.
While the Dev who wanted to finish the game, has started planning for the future and is working on a new game with a different writer, pretty sure he isn't waiting for the old writer to come and is moving on working on the new game full time. Maybe once Val feels better they will finish the game and but i am nit sure how many people are looking forward to that