I don't think this game needs to be played every update.
I played it up to version 0.25, and since it's been updated 3 times since then, I thought there would be something to do.
But there was very little content added and it didn't feel like a continuation of anything.
Even at version 0.28, there's still not much to do.
The map is bigger than it needs to be, movement is frustrating, and the visibility is terrible. Readability has not improved at all.
But if you start the game from the beginning, it's pretty good. If you start in the middle, there's nothing to do, but if you start at the beginning, the quests happen organically.
In the beginning of the MC's house, I think the story is complete, but the gameability of the completed part is very good.
I think this game will have a very polarized evaluation when it's finished and when it's in development. It will definitely be a good game when it's finished, but there are many things that are a bit lacking to play now. I recommend playing it when it's more complete.