Thank you for the comment! Yeah I definitely think more people may enjoy it if it had romance, which is why I decided to add bonding to at least have some of that aspect. But we're also trying to separate ourselves from most other VNs out there.
However, with how far I am now in the writing, I feel like it might not feel authentic to change it to romantic in any sense. I honestly think I could make a really intriguing game if I made the premise around that instead, so I can definitely see myself doing another game with a rich, romanticism aspect and mechanics involved in the future.