Congrat's on your release ! I've been working on my own VN for a few years too. I damn well know how time consuming and energy taxing it is. I've yet to experience it but I can imagin how good and how scary it felt to finaly press the publish button.
I've personaly took a slightly different path than you by choosing to work on it on my own cause I realised working alongside others on my project probably wasn't my thing. (I'm not very social ^^').
I know working with other peoples doesn't really make it easier.
Though I'd be lying if I said it wasn't taxing for me to be learning code, digital painting, music production,... as well as world building, character's designs cheets and all the rest. ^^'
But I dont plan on surrendering and letting my project die. I want to put my soul into my stories. I'll make it happen at some point.
I Can only hope it'l happen sooner than later. ^^' XD
I wont rush it. I want people to live thoses stories to the fullest !
I'll fight for it ! Let's both fight for our project !
(Edit : blurgh ! All this sappy nonsense I just spit is making me puke rainbows. XD)