I have to disagree with you a bit, because he clearly does want to make a secure profit. I mean, if the game were free, the profit would probably be too small and not worth it. For example, his Discord server used to be a place where people could chat and talk with others who played the game. Every now and then, the developer would release a few teasers for the next episode. But after a while, he realized he could make money from it too — so he closed the server and made it accessible only to those who subscribed to his paid tier. So it makes sense that the new episode would follow the same model.