An then the devs give your characters E.D.

Your only problem seems to be that you are now so convinced of inferior "early access" that you have forgotten what quality means. Quality means perfection and you don't reach it with a deadline. See the given dates not as a deadline, but as a tendency. The delays only arise because Asylum doesn't want to present a shitty game straight into your throat, which only let you hyped for a short while. The recent delays are very likely due to open questions from Steam. "Steam Direct" compares in contrast to the dead "Steam Greenlight" whether the game ever the required guidelines in terms of copyright ect for the platform complies and possibly also ask questions that need clarification. This takes time and more complex games like Identity are looked at more closely than they do to a $2 2D shooter. Peace.