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I'm kind of confused about the whole early access thing and why devs do it. Is it to get support and funding to finish the project?
Basically, yeah. If your game is in a playable state, launching in early access allows devs to get feedback from the community, who help shape the game all the way to the full release. Generally EA games are discounted, with the expectation that it isn't finished or polished, full of bugs, etc.
That makes sense and I hadn't considered the feedback aspect. I can see how that must be helpful, especially for a solo developer. Thanks!
In almost all the EA games I play, there's some kind of "bug report" feature, either somewhere directly on the screen while you're playing, or in the pause menu or something.