The people who complain that he is cheating his patrons really forget that the game is free for everyone. Paid members only get early access to the game.
"RELEASE SCHEDULE
The game is completely free. But there is a short delay between the patrons-only and the public releases. So basically, all the financial support is completely optional. If you don’t have the money, or think someone else deserves your support, you can wait several days and still enjoy (hopefully) each update of the game.
My goal is to have an update for Hard News every 2-3 months, with one of the bonus stories occasionally between the game updates. Although lately I haven't been able to keep up with that schedule. So if you want to support only for solid content, wait for a release and then jump in. "
From his Patreon
This update was planned for June, but let's say he delivers this at July end, he already confirmed that his Patrons from June will get the early access as per their tiers. So even the paid members are not really being swindled out of anything here.
As for those who are quoting his posts from patreon and pointing that look he promised on June end, and then Saturday or Sunday etc.. keep forgetting that this is not a binding contract and nor is it a promise. It's an ESTIMATION of when the next update could be.
Clearly, he is bad with his estimates. but at the end of the day it's just a delayed release. Even if he releases this at the end of July, it's still a delayed release.