Kal does make money through Patreon subscriptions and through the sale of the back catalogue of games on Steam. This allows him to focus on his games with no commitments to publishers, this is a healthy approach to game development. An area where I will agree with you is on the analytics, Starmaker does generate the most interest of all of his projects, which is evident in the engagement on his Patreon and X posts. Though at the end of the day the choice is with him, though I am sure he is aware if he wanted to follow the money a game like Starmaker is where it is at.