Is episode 1 ever coming out? There's no news regarding its full release plans and the only "up to date" info is their kickstarter, which seems pretty abandoned too. (Dev hasn't responded to any comments within a year+).

I am not part of their discord server. Are there any insider formal comments from the developer there?
I don't understand the silence. I know that being a solo dev is hard and takes time, but having no updates for so long scares the F out of me.