Eh, Steam Early Release program has this effect with a _lot_ of games that, otherwise, would never see the light of day. You can play an ER game, get bored, st

Eh, Steam Early Release program has this effect with a _lot_ of games that, otherwise, would never see the light of day. You can play an ER game, get bored, stop playing for 6 months, and then come back and tons of new content is available now. This keeps the player base around too. Usually though, once a game calls itself "1.0" or whatever, the new free features tend to stop shortly thereafter. (which is more than fair, it's a "completed" product now) Where will this game be in another 4 years, after little or no new content? All games have a shelf life. The developer could stick to their principles and ride it out, and shutter the game once enough people have lost interest. Or... they could have a Steam Sale and extend the life for years at a time. We'll have to see...