At this point, I do think that Happy Hearts Panic has overbloated itself beyond its original conception. Despite not even having more scenes than Happy Hearts Hell, one can infer that it lifespan as a live service game has long been overdue, especially with the unusual roadblocks with the recent updates. I don't know if this is an artistic bottleneck or coding delays, but I can see that the current system is either unsustainable or, realistically speaking, heavily slowed down.
I may have studied some managerial organization both IRL and online, but I'm not sure how one can increase the pace of a pixel porn game. I'm sure Doggiebones is doing at least more than the average workload.