Six years late, and counting

A.N.N.E. is one of only two! remaining crowdfunded/early-access games that I've bought but am still waiting for. (Ref.: Early Access, Late Release)

And as of last month, the developer's plan was to hit feature-complete on May 20th. So it should come as no surprise that on May 20th the release plan was updated to "maybe never" (paraphrasing).

Considering the initial release estimate was in 2014, the shocking part is really that it took this long for him to give up. Like, I don't want to sound discouraging -- the dedication and persistence he's shown up until now is genuinely awesome. After years of waiting already, I never expected A.N.N.E. to come this close.

And it does exist in a playable form; which, given this dev update, is likely to be its final form. But "the creator still considers it unfinished" is a pretty big caveat to start a game with.