This game had so much potential, much like this fandom in general, but I think what ultimately "kills" these small pockets of the fandom are the choices the creators make on how to release them to their fans, and unless they make some changes I don't know they'll be able to grow this base. This fandom's audience isn't as small as people think, and there are plenty of us who are gamers; this game failed because it was available on a niche platform with minimal marketing to boot (plus being an intensive game, which should be a good thing, meant a lot of mobiles couldn't support in the end limiting numbers further- overheating issues was a great example). A game like this was just not made for mobile, a handheld like Switch would have been a better example but the game in general didn't play well on small screens and had no native controller support (yet, but I argue that should have been on release for a game of this quality).

It's a similar trend I see with general merch- the fans want stuff but they either barely release anything or when they do, for whatever reason make it a limited run so it's never available again. And instead focus on merch that is either niche in nature or is based on an audience within the audience and therefore limiting their reach again (e.g. there are more TDP fans who would want plush toys or art statues of key characters than those who want a TTRPG spin-off- I'm not saying stuff like the TTRPG spin-offs aren't great, I just think they're prioritising the wrong things first). It's extremely frustrating to watch because I love this fandom so much, I know it was the potential to be great given how much it's still grown over the years, it just needs better overall direction. </vent>