I've gotten something really neat that's going to be added into the final version of the game, and it's also prompting another proofreading pass and some text/rules edits. So, this is it, the last itchfunding effort for The Cog That Remains!
If the goal is reached then some more art will get added to the game as well, which would be nice, but beyond sales the reason for the depth of the discount is that the final version of TCTR will include a print version, and I'll be sending discounts for that to all itch.io purchasers of the game when it becomes available. So, in short, you'll get enough savings while buying the digital version here and now that getting the physical version later will total up to less than buying both together when bundled in the future.
Good luck, Chief!