After 15 years of development, Caves of Qud 1.0 is out now. It’s a sci-fantasy game inspired by settings like Dune and Gamma World.
It’s a roguelike, but it has a pretty good UI for the genre. You can even play it on a Steam Deck—or so I’ve heard.
Its a pretty massive game with a ton of choices and options.
If thats not enough to bring you on board it has overwhelmingly positive reviews on steam
Also the devs are pretty cool
It might not help in the now, but there’s always the “delayed payment” method. Go and buy a copy when you can afford it, encourage others to get it
Also, if it makes you feel any better, there’s a number of devs who are happy people are just enjoying their creation, engaging with their art. It’s great when it keeps you fed, but that’s not where the passion to put that much dead time into something comes from. That passion comes from a love and drive for what you’re creating and sharing with the world.