I’ll play devil’s advocate here. The guy (yes, just one guy, not a team) who was building this game dropped out of college to make it after the initial Kickstarter. It’s likely that he was a fairly smart and driven guy, but simply inexperienced both in terms of software engineering and game development. He didn’t know it beforehand, but he likely bit off more than he could chew. He devoted time and resources to things that were not critical for the success of the project. He likely lacked good mentors (and a team) who could guide him along the way.

I understand that it must be disappointing for the backers, but it is infinitely more disappointing for the developer who obviously feels like he let those backers down. Hopefully he picks himself up and learns from his mistakes and does a better job next time, whatever that job may be.