what i meant was, you do have to subscribe, at least if you want to download the most recent version, if your subscription expires, you have to pay again...so this game costs more than 5. the dev doesnt update it monthly either, so yes, staying subbed just for this is stupid...obviously you dont have to sub, just once, / update.
i believe steam is more trustworthy, to hold my credentials, than something like patreon...a random website basically.
i agree with you on the idea of supporting the dev...only his method of getting support is imo not the most trustworthy one.
you are also right on that, many patreon """devs""" use that platform to milk and scam people....probably thats why patreon developed a "bad smell"...
this dev doesnt seem like that...as when he makes updates, those are meaningful updates, not just (for ex. a new color for some of the ingame hairstyles and one small bugfix)
maybe this game is "too extreme", to go on steam...i could see that...still very unfortunate. ive seen much weirder shit there tho. i wouldnt exactly name Steam, a family friendly clean quality only enterprise.... their quality control is getting worse by the second...this game would be one of the better ones there actually......there are also a lot of scams on steam too, like fake early access games, incomplete messes, Steam asks full price for....so steam in a way, sucks, but it gives refunds, and their customer support is decent, and fair too. Patreon even has that?...and who cares?
and this game doesnt seem like a scam to me. It seems like the dev actually puts work into this. Thats why im saying this.
My only negative against steam would be,,,your steam friends can see your owned games....and maybe,,if they see something like this, they would form an opinion maybe....... but id bet this game would get more attention, and would "shine" more on a better platform, than the scammy patreon...not necessarily steam then.
idk...i hate the subscription idea, and the fact that patreon allows themselves to automatically renew it monthly....thats...disgusting. and shady.
ps...i also dont care about the better candidates that prefer patreon...if they like weird greasy greedy people accessing their accounts without their consent monthly, it doesnt bother me. their issue.