To answer the main post, I personally see
Apocalypse Lovers as a game that goes beyond mere jerk-off material.
Long before it became an adult entertainment title, I had already developed a rich and coherent universe in which players immerse themselves through an intriguing storyline. The explicit content is never gratuitous; it serves the narrative I envisioned and I even recently added a fully working skills system.
Of course, one might not enjoy it—whether it's the universe itself or my way of portraying it. My strong Lovecraftian influences explore dark themes of madness, immorality through perversion, psychological manipulation, and subversive sexual values, which may not be to everyone's taste. But at the end of the day, I’m having a blast creating it.
That being said, since it's my own creation, I may not be entirely objective—but my goal has always been to use the accessible medium of visual novels to share my lore, characters, and stories.