Partially true. He had some personal life issues he had to take care of, so that delayed it by a lot. He is also reworking the art and adding a lot of new things (like cosmetics). So basically an overhaul. Since he is doing major changes, next version (when it comes out) will be Patreon only. Kinda like a beta. The version after the coming version will be free for everyone, since it will no longer be experimental. So have some patience everyone. The game will return, it has not been abandoned. Patreons get updates on how far he is on the build. Peace.