I appreciate you taking the time to leave your detailed thoughts.
I know there are some people who want a greater degree of control, i.e. less of a kinetic novel with Stranded in Space.
It's not that Stranded in Space doesn't have choices; right now in the coming update there are around 5 total scenes that you can uniquely experience, depending on the choices made in the base eight days. This number will continue to grow with the next update after that.
The way I try to summarize it is: Stranded in Space is a game where you have sex with a lot of different girls. Your relationships with some of them, the ways you treat/they treat you, and what kinds of kinks you have/kinds of sex enjoyed- are all the kinds of decisions that can be made, to some extent, in the game.
But for some people this isn't enough, and that's fair. In the base game I had a few people wish they could reject Marissa, on account of how she acts towards the MC. That will never be the case, in Stranded in Space. Now, does Marissa have a few choices coming in the future? Yes. Does she have a story arc? Yes. But fully rejecting her, or having deeper control on a per-girl bases like that? That's just not possible for me, logistically. Stranded in Space is a kinetic novel, mostly because there's 20+ girls, but also because it allows for slightly better storytelling, in my opinion. Side note: in the next update you can skip sex scenes, so if you really didn't want to see a scene with Marissa, as example, you can skip it.
But I hear what you're saying. Believe me when I say I'm trying to give the player as much choice as possible, within the framework of a kinetic novel. Just based on what you wrote, I doubt there will be enough choice/control for you, but I hope you give each update a try nonetheless. Thanks again for leaving such a thorough comment.