It's dead....isn't it? :c
You may want to fact check the details. The Kickstarter updates are public, and there were 5 updates in 2024 and two updates in 2025, and those updates include things like
> A close family member had a heart attack and heart surgery and has needed a lot of support since.
> Ongoing play-testing finding new critical game-breaking bugs.
> New sprites, including a preview of what looks like some kind of poledancing rhythm game.
> Most recent progress on the game has been late-game content and thus is all spoilers and would be awkward to share.
Just go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rustyseas/rusty-seas if you want to check.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rustyseas/rusty-seas
It's still being worked on, but there's been some family emergencies and the game is currently getting late-game spoilery content worked on, so it'll probably be a bit before there's much new to show.
That's what I got from the updates in the emails and on the Kickstarter page. Which sounds about right for a game that's only got one main developer on it.
That said I admit I had no idea there was an itch demo at all, and I wonder if AyGee forgot as well, because I'd have thought they'ld have responded to some of these comments themselves. But given the life updates, they may just have been too busy helping with the heart problems.