LD takes a lot of inspirations from games like Tainted Space which has a lot of branching paths and is very open ended. The problem with that is that you can add so much to it and can become overwhelming, since the scale keeps getting bigger and bigger the more you add which means it can be milked for money and would never see an end. That is the reason why I worry when there hasn't been much update to the main story in a while and all we have gotten are minor side story updates and holiday events.
In LD's current state you can say it's more like "Flexible Survival", TiTs has proper closure for each planet - sure there might be bits added in later here and there, but it's not keepin' digging shallow rabbit holes which goes nowhere like LD does.
While in "Flexible Survival", you just wander around for fragmentation that's short and often has no follow-ups. IMO that's one reason FS is less popular - you just go in, get the fap, and go out; no long term engagements.
And in this sense, LD has much less stuff going on, don't have as many kinks as FS, and most its porn is very mild.
...And that's where LD's arts set it apart and above for some...previously.