ughh i know someone will say that thing lol, let me ask you first have you ever been PORN game developer before? do you think 19k is enough for dev's/contract's? did you know how much artist,animator,ui design, programmer, writer, etc salary in general? please dont be such scumbag if you dont know where the money goes. this is all game developers problem "MONEY".
Scam? well not for me, cuz i have my own prespective such as seeing progress update, NSFW, Secrets and other thing on their patreon. "ItS NoT JuSt the GaMe"