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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,638 in Early Access · 3,631 promises read · 1,208 announced, not started

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Overdue (779)On the clock (1,295)Graduated (27)No promise (564)
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By the year the clock started

Graduations and promises, year by year

YearGamesIn Early Access nowGraduatedMedian time in EAPromise readOverduePromise kept
20261,1921,167252%2 months1,13495%43of 1,020 parsed—
202546446400%13 months43093%159of 367 parsed—
202425025000%2 years 1 month23594%141of 191 parsed—
202313013000%3 years 2 months12092%75of 98 parsed—
2022888800%4 years 2 months8192%52of 62 parsed—
2021707000%5 years 2 months6390%40of 49 parsed—
2020555500%6 years 2 months5396%28of 35 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018323200%8 years 2 months3094%22of 23 parsed—
2017414100%9 years 3 months4098%20of 22 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
PositronRetroburn · entered 21 Nov 2024PositronRetroburn · entered 21 Nov 2024I've made a lot of progress on the game throughout 2024 and 2025, working on it over weekends primarily. The scope of what the final finished game might look like hasn't yet been fully determined, but I expect to be leaving Early Access around Q2 2026. The game will also be released to consoles at the same time.read 11 Sep 202619 monthsuntil 30 Jun 202622 months114%Overdueby 3 months
EPICADEVSONG · entered 10 Dec 2020EPICADEVSONG · entered 10 Dec 2020We do not have an exact date yet, but we estimate that in the second half of 2025 the game approaches a content depth of several days to play through.read 12 Sep 20265 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 20255 years 9 months113%Overdueby 8 months
Iverian Wars: Craxion vs DefugelZemi Interactive · entered 24 Feb 2026Iverian Wars: Craxion vs DefugelZemi Interactive · entered 24 Feb 2026We estimate Iverian Wars: Craxion vs Defugel to leave Early Access after six months.the store says it leaves Early Access on 13 Oct 2026about 6 months7 months110%Overdueby 3 weeks
Hacker Evolution IMMERSIONexosyphen studios · entered 29 Jul 2016Hacker Evolution IMMERSIONexosyphen studios · entered 29 Jul 2016We expect the game to be finished and launched before the end of 2025read 7 Sep 20269 years 5 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202510 years 2 months108%Overdueby 9 months
Stick It to the StickmanDevolver Digital · entered 18 Aug 2025Stick It to the StickmanDevolver Digital · entered 18 Aug 2025We plan on keeping Stick it to the Stickman in Early Access into 2026, we don’t have a specific end date, but our target is approximately 12 months.the store says it leaves Early Access on 23 Sep 2026about 12 months13 months107%Overdueby 4 weeks
AthosNeojac Entertainment Inc. · entered 9 Oct 2023AthosNeojac Entertainment Inc. · entered 9 Oct 2023We plan to have Athos in early access for the better part of this year, as we flesh out what is expected of it from our community and hope to reach full release by mid 2026. That being said, it will depend on what feedback we get and how much needs to be changed, including bugs and polish, so this timeframe might vary.read 13 Sep 20262 years 9 monthsuntil 30 Jun 20262 years 11 months107%Overdueby 2 months
Shattered Realm Rebirthkingnagame · entered 5 Mar 2026Shattered Realm Rebirthkingnagame · entered 5 Mar 2026The official version will be released in about half a year.read 13 Sep 2026about 6 months6 months106%Overdueby 1 week
Daimon BladesStreumOn Studio · entered 6 Oct 2025Daimon BladesStreumOn Studio · entered 6 Oct 2025We want to make sure that you and the community can have a strong impact on our plan moving forward. Making sure to implement your feedback, your ideas is essential to us. Therefore, while we cannot commit to a precise Early Access duration, we think the game should launch in 1.0 around the summer 2026.read 13 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 31 Aug 202611 months102%Overdueby 1 week
Shaolin vs Wutang LegendsJ.Bowman · entered 5 Sep 2025Shaolin vs Wutang LegendsJ.Bowman · entered 5 Sep 2025Approximately 1 yearread 7 Sep 2026about 12 months12 months102%Overdueby 1 week
Synthwave TunnelHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Synthwave TunnelHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 2 weeks
Doomed Hell 64: FPS Dungeon CrawlerHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Doomed Hell 64: FPS Dungeon CrawlerHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 2 weeks
Retro Dungeon SlayerHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Retro Dungeon SlayerHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 2 weeks
Metal Slugger OpsHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Metal Slugger OpsHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 2 weeks
Soup: the GameDewdrop Games · entered 18 Mar 2016Soup: the GameDewdrop Games · entered 18 Mar 2016till summer 2026read 13 Sep 202610 years 5 monthsuntil 31 Aug 202610 years 6 months101%Overdueby 4 weeks
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A game is in Early Access when the store lists it among its genres; the clock starts on the day the ledger saw it enter or, for a game that launched into Early Access, on the release date the store prints. The promise is the developer’s own questionnaire answer, kept word for word; only ranges and single figures are compared, open answers are listed as open, and answers the parser could not read say so. Graduations are recorded from 3 Sep 2026, so earlier years undercount them. A game whose questionnaire has not been read yet says “not read yet” under No promise (how). Data by SteamPeaks.com.