From what content we do have, I believe that it is headed in that direction. It's obvious that the gf isSome indication that the work on the ship is making some headway. Think it would be the height of netorare if all the work the PC is doing is actually helping them escape, but by the time they do, his girl's been completely stolen, and he doesn't get the happy ending with the girl, but the other guy does.
Apparently there are games on here that haven't been touched in 1 - 2 years and they're still listed as ongoing.Radio silence from the developer for 3 months on Patreon and here. Based forum rules that qualifies as abandoned, no?