You are correct. It was a visual novel, but unfortunately, I encountered a problem with the program I used that I tried to solve for a long time and it only ended up stressing me out, so I decided to change the format until the story is finished, which meant getting rid of every visual aspect.
The good thing about this is that it gave me the freedom to add a few new things, like better customisation and the option to choose the ROs gender.
I still want to make it a visual novel, but I'm afraid that will have to wait for the future, once the first draft is done at least.