11-01-2013, 11:53 PM
Thanks for the long and detailed answer, and don't worry, I'm also a programmer and I didn't want to ask and know the release date, this is "at your discretion" 
Openly, I'm a bit surprise about your concerns on the "marketability" of your (good, I think) product... maybe, and I hope, this can be a good selling game and meet your sales expectations... but no one can be sure, of course.
Certainly, success factors are always partially unforeseeable... but I'm not pessimistic: if you manage (and I think this can be done) to sell it on Steam, or create ad and a community via other systems, I don't see other (except Automation, but I think it's a different type of game) game such this on sale, expecially, not so polished and with this graphic and deep.
Openly, I'm a bit surprise about your concerns on the "marketability" of your (good, I think) product... maybe, and I hope, this can be a good selling game and meet your sales expectations... but no one can be sure, of course.
Certainly, success factors are always partially unforeseeable... but I'm not pessimistic: if you manage (and I think this can be done) to sell it on Steam, or create ad and a community via other systems, I don't see other (except Automation, but I think it's a different type of game) game such this on sale, expecially, not so polished and with this graphic and deep.