I think he was (and may still is) learning DAZ, but his RL commitments have stolen tons of his time. He keeps writing, but one of the most time-consuming parts of any game like this is the rendering. It would seem he doesn't have the kind of time he needs for doing the coding, writing, and art. It's a relatively recent announcement (within the past few months), so I think it's really more of a desire to see his game continue to progress instead of seeming like nothing is happening. I wouldn't worry about this ever getting abandoned, even if — heaven forbid — it gets labeled as such eventually here on F95. I'm on his Discord, so I'll keep an eye on how things go for him.