Why would you think you'd need to purchase every patch? You purchase, it gets updated when the game patch is ready. No store gets it first or whatever you might be implying.
You mean outside of the other games that we release on multiple stores at the same time proving that assumption wrong?
Sapphire Safari already has contracts for 5 official stores including itch and 2 platforms for subscription for a total of 7 possible stores we will update on every patch once the game reaches alpha state.
Throw in our other games with the same treatment. Please don't spread rumors that we are anything but customer friendly, buy wherever you like and you'll get the exact same game at the exact same time as everyone else.