It seems like the developer is jumping the gun a bit, on his patreon his welcome and blog updates are locked behind a 4(CAD) membership sub... I guess the updates can be accessed by the one individual who cares. Despite the game not being even near alpha, he already has 6 membership levels and one even being 133 dollars a month.
His sub-goals are even worse, 1300 a month for him to get a new rig? 2600 to get a second one? fuck 2600 a month is nearing a monthly wage.
I can't say if it's over-ambition, passion, scummy behavior or just being silly but to me, it seems strange and frankly amateurish. He claims this project is a hobby... but he's already treating it as a business.