What I Learned from Trying to Sell an 800-CG Visual Novel

Stretch uses 800 AI-generated CGs. No backgrounds. No sprites. No BGM. Just one image per scene, and ambient sound.

This was a deliberate choice. But it came with a cost.

One of the biggest platforms—DLsite—has a hard limit of 500 AI images per game. That means Stretch simply can’t be sold there. Not without cutting nearly half the visuals.

We decided not to. The story stays whole.

But it taught us something:

Volume can become a barrier. Even if it’s good volume.

For future games, we’ll aim for shorter stories (around 30,000 words) and fewer than 500 images per title. Not because of compromise, but because it’s a format that travels farther.

👉 Still available on FANZA: https://www.dmm.co.jp/dc/doujin/-/detail/=/cid=d_586093/