Like Shmurfer says, something is abandonware IF you go a certain period of time without even so much as a Patreon (or ANY) update, and Maeve's Academy clearly does not fit that bill, at all. The dev is clearly communicating well on the platforms that'll make them money, and they have been so kind as to even respond to inquiries on here, even accounting for the particulars of this site. I can understand a little of the frustration, if it's just coming from a place of impatience, but this is ultimately a good game, well worth the wait, and with a dev who's more responsive than many I've seen in while.