I would say half of all VN creators work on a game just long enough that people enjoy it, they start a Patreon and SubscribeStar, and then abandon the game when they start raking in money. ICSTOR has 4,456 Patrons and his plans are $1, $5, $15, $25, and $1,000 (which is "Sold Out" btw) a month. This guy is probably raking in $7500+ a month and he's been posting "Final Edition previews" since October 2022. He's raking in several grand just by taking a few pictures every month and saying "Oh yeah my game will DEFINITELY come out soon. Just be patient." Meanwhile, his last actual game update was in July 2021, nearly two years ago.
I get that life gets in the way, but game creators shouldn't be collecting cash from fans when they give up on a game because of personal issues. There's no integrity. So many of these creators are scammers.
I've given money to a few games, just because I enjoyed them that much. Stuff like this makes me hesitate to want to support them.