With Red Embrace we have to consider the context of what the dev intended with the game (which is, a dating sim starring characters that weren’t meant to be romanticized or sexualized). Here are screenshots from the game book that circulated online:
Many romance game enthusiasts felt cheated by this game, since it was funded by the Kickstarter by that community and yet the game itself came out as an odd anti-fluff and evn dating sim scene manifesto. This has nothing to do with the topic, just providing the context for the creation of Markus (who is not strictly an RO, depending how you define romance).