Tried sin or sun city? I always forget exact name, there are more management games out there and most sandbox games do have management features as well, even if less obvious. There are also a few space ones though those tend to be more direct sex related with bad visuals, some better developed trainer games are actually management games, there is lab rats 2. Also one medieval game that start with kingdoms, but not seen the game for a while
Devian, same here it was also not my first choice though I did not mind much. I for myself will likely have a look at the normal version when further along, I do not mind some management but would be mostly there for the story and action, the sex with girls, the incest and so on and same goes with many if not most of the players I suspect.
Not for micro managing who is where and when for hours in a row with which item and for those players there will be easy and normal mode. Now question will be how easy and normal will be compared to current game, if for example all energy requirements on girls will be taken out, might have an extra one or two employees that you can use as jokers while have no story impact or just exp and satisfying customers will be much easier is something we will see when those modes are implemented.
While for those that love the management there will be hard mode and who knows if Faerin feels like it an ultra hard mode. Management for many will just be a way to progress through the game until story bits or even suffer through
and not the goal as such, for some others the management will be something they derive pleasure from in itself.
I agree balancing is hard and takes time, that is exactly my point as well and why it is better for the moment to just let Faerin work and not try the game for now if you do not really enjoy that management part. In that case game as is is too grindy for the other content there yet and even when looked at it a few months ago too grindy overall without cheats. Now that will not stay that way, but game is still being developed and not there yet.