Yeah of course I don't mean to put you in the spot of predicting if you the game has financial success potential hehe; I just meant if you felt that the loop and metagame part had potential for engaging players long enough for it to tell the things that it wants to tell. I think you already answered all of it, really.
And yeah my plan is to continue steadily working on it as I have now until I have something I'm fulfilled with, hopefully gathering a (however small) audience along the way. There are a few concepts/ideas/stories I'd like to convey through the game (as pretentious as it may sound), so I really hope it lands with at least some people.
In either case, thanks for all your feedback and positivity :)