The SteelFront team has come to a consensus: We have an impressive tech-demo, but not a full game. We also no longer have internal funding or full-time devs, but if there was interest from a publisher, the team could be motivated to huddle up and hammer out a more solid pitch.
Finally heard from the SteelFront team. As suspected, they decided what we'd built was a good foundation, but not a viable Early Access game. They're unsure if they have a plan for what to build on it, nor the budget to build. Some ideas are being floated, but no guarantees.