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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,135 in Early Access · 4,360 promises read · 1,383 announced, not started

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Graduations and promises, year by year

YearGamesIn Early Access nowGraduatedMedian time in EAPromise readOverduePromise kept
20261,3291,295343%2 months1,28296%56of 1,152 parsed—
202554154100%14 months51395%200of 441 parsed—
202427727700%2 years 1 month26495%160of 213 parsed—
202315215200%3 years 2 months14495%93of 120 parsed—
202210210200%4 years 2 months9795%61of 74 parsed—
2021797900%5 years 2 months7291%47of 57 parsed—
2020686800%6 years 2 months6799%39of 46 parsed—
2019595900%7 years 3 months59100%33of 36 parsed—
2018484800%8 years 3 months4696%34of 35 parsed—
2017797900%9 years 3 months7899%48of 51 parsed—
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GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Idle SphereIdle System, Inc. · entered 17 Nov 2024Idle SphereIdle System, Inc. · entered 17 Nov 2024We anticipate that Idle Sphere will remain in Early Access for approximately 3 months. This timeline will depend on the feedback we receive and any necessary adjustments we identify throughout the process.read 15 Sep 2026about 3 months22 months731%Overdueby 19 months
The Wraith of the GalaxyWhale Rock Games · entered 15 Feb 2023The Wraith of the GalaxyWhale Rock Games · entered 15 Feb 2023We plan to finish the game within 3-6 months.read 10 Sep 20263–6 months3 years 7 months717%Overdueby 3 years 1 month
SamphiGreeny Games Studio · entered 18 Mar 2016SamphiGreeny Games Studio · entered 18 Mar 2016Realistically, 12-18 months depending on the reception. If it's well received and we have a good player-base this time will decrease.read 10 Sep 202612–18 months10 years 6 months700%Overdueby 9 years
Run Prop, Run! - Puropu PursuitPlayTogether Studio · entered 23 Jun 2021Run Prop, Run! - Puropu PursuitPlayTogether Studio · entered 23 Jun 2021The full release is planned end of 2021/early 2022.read 13 Sep 20269 monthsuntil 31 Mar 20225 years 3 months698%Overdueby 4 years 6 months
Industry TransportersMK game production · entered 31 Aug 2015Industry TransportersMK game production · entered 31 Aug 2015We are actually not sure when the game will be finished. We got a rough timescale for most planned game mechanics, but we also want to work with the community and add their suggestions, so there is no real deadline. Still we are looking to somewhere beginning of 2017 for the end of adding new content. After that it will be mostly bug fixes.read 11 Sep 202619 monthsuntil 31 Mar 201711 years 1 month698%Overdueby 9 years 6 months
Dr. SpacezooSmashRiot LLC · entered 9 May 2016Dr. SpacezooSmashRiot LLC · entered 9 May 2016Dr. Spacezoo has been in active development for about 1.5 years now, and is planned to be fully finished by the end of the year. Here's the most up-to-date change-log: http://smashriot.com/dr-spacezoo/#changelogread 11 Sep 2026about 18 months10 years 4 months690%Overdueby 8 years 10 months
The Political ProcessVerlumino Studios LLC · entered 22 Nov 2019The Political ProcessVerlumino Studios LLC · entered 22 Nov 2019I will probably keep the game in early access as long as new features are regularly being added to the game. My estimate is approximately one year in early access, but that could change depending on how many suggestions I receive from the community.read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months6 years 10 months682%Overdueby 5 years 10 months
Traction ControlMitchell Lawrence · entered 28 Mar 2022Traction ControlMitchell Lawrence · entered 28 Mar 2022The plan is to be in Early Access for 8 months. In this time, our primary focus will be networking and feature stability where necessary. Additional time will be devoted to bug fixes, UX improvements, and addressing player feedback.read 15 Sep 2026about 8 months4 years 6 months671%Overdueby 3 years 10 months
BlockpocalypsedimeStudios · entered 6 Oct 2016BlockpocalypsedimeStudios · entered 6 Oct 2016We've looked at other Early Access games, and with what we've found, and what we have planned, we're expecting Early Access to be anywhere from 6 months to 18 months, giving Blockpocalypse time to grow substantially. We know that seems like a big window, but with your involvement, we can make Blockpocalypse bigger and better.read 13 Sep 20266–18 months9 years 11 months663%Overdueby 8 years 5 months
Formula BwoahHarthlabs · entered 26 May 2023Formula BwoahHarthlabs · entered 26 May 2023The Early Access version will last for around 3-6 months to allow enough time to refine and add new features in the game.read 8 Sep 20263–6 months3 years 4 months662%Overdueby 2 years 10 months
Vision RunnerSnowbit Interactive · entered 19 Oct 2016Vision RunnerSnowbit Interactive · entered 19 Oct 2016It will take me 12 - 18 months to finish Vision Runner as planned. But that doesn't mean feature and content updates will stop After Full Release. I already got some cool Ideas from the Community for later versions of the game.read 13 Sep 202612–18 months9 years 11 months661%Overdueby 8 years 5 months
DREAMGATEConfirmed Games · entered 20 Feb 2020DREAMGATEConfirmed Games · entered 20 Feb 2020We plan to develop Dreamgate for a period of 6-12 months. If necessary, we might develop it for longer, especially if the community has a lot of features and interest in adding more content to the game! But at the same time, we don’t want Dreamgate to be another game that is in early access for 3 years or longer. The infinite cycle of Early Access hell is something we would like to avoid, as we wish to provide a fully finished and playable game experience within a short period of time.read 15 Sep 20266–12 months6 years 7 months657%Overdueby 5 years 7 months
WarcubeHaven Made · entered 27 Jan 2017WarcubeHaven Made · entered 27 Jan 2017I've estimated that Warcube will be in Early Access for around a year and a half(until Q2/3 2018). Totally subject to change!read 15 Sep 2026about 18 months9 years 8 months642%Overdueby 8 years 2 months
Epic Conquest 2Gaco Games · entered 19 Apr 2020Epic Conquest 2Gaco Games · entered 19 Apr 2020We're Planning the goal for the development time is 1 Year. So for the v.1.0 will come sometime in 2021read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months6 years 5 months641%Overdueby 5 years 5 months
Impulse of WarDmitry Medvedev · entered 24 Feb 2017Impulse of WarDmitry Medvedev · entered 24 Feb 2017I hope that in the 1 - 1.5 years I will be able to prepare the game for release.read 15 Sep 202612–18 months9 years 7 months637%Overdueby 8 years 1 month
The Multidimensional Underwear DrawerBirchTreeGames · entered 31 Aug 2016The Multidimensional Underwear DrawerBirchTreeGames · entered 31 Aug 2016We're still working at some features. We hope to cancel Eary Access in Q1 2018.read 15 Sep 202619 monthsuntil 31 Mar 201810 years 1 month634%Overdueby 8 years 6 months
Steam Marines 2Worthless Bums · entered 20 Nov 2019Steam Marines 2Worthless Bums · entered 20 Nov 2019Steam Marines 2 is intended to be fully released in 2020.read 12 Sep 202613 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20206 years 10 months630%Overdueby 5 years 9 months
Sunset Drive 1986Mehmet Uluç Şahin · entered 20 Jan 2021Sunset Drive 1986Mehmet Uluç Şahin · entered 20 Jan 2021It is planned to leave Early Access in 2021.read 14 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20215 years 8 months617%Overdueby 4 years 9 months
ParasiteStarInfidel · entered 25 Mar 2022ParasiteStarInfidel · entered 25 Mar 2022Until the most important major steps are completed, namely the UI migration and balancing with feedback from the community, which is roughly somewhere during 2022.read 15 Sep 20269 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20224 years 6 months597%Overdueby 3 years 9 months
Hide & Hold Out - H2oRed Abyss Software · entered 9 Apr 2016Hide & Hold Out - H2oRed Abyss Software · entered 9 Apr 2016To be honest, this question is directly related to our means (especially humans). If we are able to hire a full team in the near future: the development will progress faster and further, since we plan to bring this project as far as we possibly can. We are doing our best to complete most of the important features before 2017. But as you can imagine if we focus only that, we will have the entire supporting structure but not the bodywork, the polished paint and the heated seats. If we can put it that way. That's why we guess that it will be more like searching for a balance between new contents and new features. We must emphasize that the end of the "early access" does NOT mean the end of the development, in any way!read 11 Sep 202621 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201710 years 5 months596%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
ExoCorpsGingerbred · entered 9 Oct 2020ExoCorpsGingerbred · entered 9 Oct 2020We expect it will take 6 - 12 months to have the product in a place where we would say it's feature complete enough to go "full release", but that is subject to change. Either way, we will be maintaining a public roadmap so our players are always up-to-date on development status and timeline.read 11 Sep 20266–12 months5 years 11 months594%Overdueby 4 years 11 months
MouseboundGNos Games · entered 23 Oct 2020MouseboundGNos Games · entered 23 Oct 2020About one year.read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 11 months590%Overdueby 4 years 11 months
Car Car Crash Hands On EditionChocolatefudge Games · entered 6 Jul 2016Car Car Crash Hands On EditionChocolatefudge Games · entered 6 Jul 2016a few months more. ETA for out of early access March 2018read 14 Sep 202621 monthsuntil 31 Mar 201810 years 2 months583%Overdueby 8 years 5 months
Naudrion: Fall of The EmpireAleksey Skvortsov · entered 25 Dec 2020Naudrion: Fall of The EmpireAleksey Skvortsov · entered 25 Dec 2020I expect that the game will be in early access for around a year.read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 9 months572%Overdueby 4 years 9 months
The Prison GameMOS Games · entered 14 Feb 2018The Prison GameMOS Games · entered 14 Feb 2018We are planning to complete early access period in 1-1.5 years upon game release.read 14 Sep 202612–18 months8 years 7 months572%Overdueby 7 years 1 month
PrismataLunarch Studios · entered 8 Mar 2018PrismataLunarch Studios · entered 8 Mar 2018Prismata is essentially a complete game already—with competitive multiplayer, single player challenges, puzzles, bots, blitz mode, events, and more. However, the game's single player campaign is still in development and is being released episodically. As of August 2019, chapters 1-3 have been released, with chapter 4 shipping in the fall. Once all 5 chapters are out, we'll transition from "Early Access" to "Full Release".read 14 Sep 202618 monthsuntil 31 Aug 20198 years 6 months568%Overdueby 7 years
Storm StrikerSuperStormStudio · entered 17 Nov 2023Storm StrikerSuperStormStudio · entered 17 Nov 2023We plan to have an Early Access period of approximately 6 months. However, if the volume of content we intend to develop changes based on user feedback, the duration might extend.read 15 Sep 2026about 6 months2 years 10 months566%Overdueby 2 years 4 months
Perraw - FPS Clone WarOblion Studio · entered 29 Jan 2016Perraw - FPS Clone WarOblion Studio · entered 29 Jan 2016I think that the fps that we are developing now expresses a minimum of its potentiality. within end 2016/2017 we want to plan the base contents, after that updates will continue.read 12 Sep 202623 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201710 years 8 months555%Overdueby 8 years 9 months
Pocket RumbleChucklefish Games · entered 1 Feb 2016Pocket RumbleChucklefish Games · entered 1 Feb 2016The game should be fully complete at some point in the next year.read 12 Sep 202623 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201710 years 7 months554%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
The Escape: TogetherNightstuff Games · entered 13 Jan 2023The Escape: TogetherNightstuff Games · entered 13 Jan 2023The development of the content we are planning to implement might take some time. Approximate date is summer 2023.read 11 Sep 20268 monthsuntil 31 Aug 20233 years 8 months551%Overdueby 3 years
Moi Moi HeroesArcaNova · entered 27 Dec 2023Moi Moi HeroesArcaNova · entered 27 Dec 20236 Monthsread 7 Sep 2026about 6 months2 years 9 months544%Overdueby 2 years 3 months
WinterFrostfall Realms Studios · entered 15 Mar 2022WinterFrostfall Realms Studios · entered 15 Mar 2022about until the second half of 2022.read 14 Sep 202610 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20224 years 6 months541%Overdueby 3 years 8 months
Under The Ghost Mountainliangxiegame · entered 29 Apr 2021Under The Ghost Mountainliangxiegame · entered 29 Apr 20216 months or 1 yearread 7 Sep 20266–12 months5 years 5 months538%Overdueby 4 years 5 months
Drawn StoryVitaly Rekubratskiy · entered 12 Feb 2016Drawn StoryVitaly Rekubratskiy · entered 12 Feb 2016I was planning to finish the game within a year but that was 2 years ago... I have to attend a full-time job now so can no longer dedicate a lot of time to the game development. This game remains one of my favorite hobbies however. I do some progress on it, slowly though. Given the above, my new estimate on releasing the full version of the game is by the end of 2019read 13 Sep 2026about 2 years10 years 7 months530%Overdueby 8 years 7 months
DemesneDemesnegame · entered 12 Mar 2016DemesneDemesnegame · entered 12 Mar 2016we hope that it will take 1-2 yearsread 10 Sep 202612–24 months10 years 6 months526%Overdueby 8 years 6 months
HurricaneBecause I Can · entered 6 Mar 2017HurricaneBecause I Can · entered 6 Mar 2017Release is planned for 2018read 15 Sep 202622 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20189 years 6 months520%Overdueby 7 years 8 months
Grid MastersAngry Hangar Games, LLC · entered 1 Jun 2016Grid MastersAngry Hangar Games, LLC · entered 1 Jun 2016Depending on player feedback, we expect to be in early access for 1 to 2 years while we add new characters, stages, game modes, and features.read 13 Sep 202612–24 months10 years 3 months515%Overdueby 8 years 3 months
NebulaSzekretar · entered 2 Jun 2016NebulaSzekretar · entered 2 Jun 2016I plan to finish the game in about 2 years.read 14 Sep 2026about 2 years10 years 3 months514%Overdueby 8 years 3 months
Epic Fantasy Battle SimulatorMutiny Software · entered 30 Aug 2021Epic Fantasy Battle SimulatorMutiny Software · entered 30 Aug 2021Approximately 1 year.read 15 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 1 month505%Overdueby 4 years 1 month
Bot WarsBig Play Games · entered 10 Sep 2021Bot WarsBig Play Games · entered 10 Sep 2021The current timeframe would roughly be a year... theoretically.read 11 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years502%Overdueby 4 years
Retro Football BossPlug In Digital · entered 12 Sep 2016Retro Football BossPlug In Digital · entered 12 Sep 2016The aim is to have a full release within nine months or as soon as it feels ready, both in terms of features, speed and stability. This is a game made by a passionate independent developer with just one coder, who has worked tirelessly for the last two years to get to this stage. Usually you would have a team of 20 or 30 working on a game of this nature, together with a small army of beta testers, so we think this proves how dedicated to the project we are. Making a football management game is the culmination of a life-long dream since we first played a game called World Soccer League on the C64, so we will not stop until it is as good as it can possibly be.read 15 Sep 2026about 2 years10 years500%Overdueby 8 years
SpaeraBlazing Orb LLC · entered 13 Sep 2016SpaeraBlazing Orb LLC · entered 13 Sep 2016We are currently expecting our game to exit early access around Summer 2018 depending on how smoothly things go and the feedback we gather. Of course, if feedback determines that we need to make significant changes to the game, early access may last longer.read 14 Sep 20262 yearsuntil 31 Aug 201810 years500%Overdueby 8 years
Riding OutUnexEvo · entered 26 May 2016Riding OutUnexEvo · entered 26 May 2016Mid 2018. Depending on the community wishes, the date can be different.read 14 Sep 20262 years 1 monthuntil 30 Jun 201810 years 4 months495%Overdueby 8 years 3 months
Push For EmorLupus Solus Studio · entered 24 Oct 2016Push For EmorLupus Solus Studio · entered 24 Oct 2016I’m looking at another 6 months of development to deliver the full fun game I sat down to make 2 years ago. All the planet and space environments are in, so that just leaves the fun stuff. New npcs, missions, vehicles, spaceships and weapons. I have spent 2 years making Push For Emor and I want it to be blinging like a diamond studded, gold toothed smile when it is finally finished.read 14 Sep 20266–24 months9 years 11 months495%Overdueby 7 years 11 months
EmergeNYCFlipSwitch Games · entered 3 Nov 2016EmergeNYCFlipSwitch Games · entered 3 Nov 2016Our plan is to be in Early Access for another 2 years or so until we have a solid game that is worth calling finished. This may change in case there are major features that we want to add, or funding that we may come across that will boost EmergeNYC's development. We believe that a game should always be updated with new and additional features and that is our plan.read 14 Sep 2026about 2 years9 years 10 months493%Overdueby 7 years 10 months
ダンジョンアーティファクトExertion Studio · entered 3 Apr 2024ダンジョンアーティファクトExertion Studio · entered 3 Apr 2024We are planning on six months. We will mainly work on adjusting the game balance and aim to improve the quality in stages. However, the period may vary depending on the progress of development.read 14 Sep 2026about 6 months2 years 5 months491%Overdueby 23 months
POLYGONRedaster Studio · entered 6 Mar 2020POLYGONRedaster Studio · entered 6 Mar 2020According to our estimates, POLYGON will remain in Early Access until mid-2021.read 5 Sep 202616 monthsuntil 30 Jun 20216 years 6 months490%Overdueby 5 years 2 months
绞肉机MistGame · entered 8 Apr 2024绞肉机MistGame · entered 8 Apr 2024Our goal is to complete the game within the next three to six months. However, this timeline may be adjusted based on player feedback and any necessary enhancements to enrich the game experience.read 8 Sep 20263–6 months2 years 5 months488%Overdueby 23 months
AGP::EpicaAGP::Studios · entered 22 Dec 2016AGP::EpicaAGP::Studios · entered 22 Dec 20162 years total. As of June 2017: 6 months in and development is on track, 18 months remaining. This is to provide the most polished game upon release possible, with the most amount of development and provide players with a product which is feature complete (again, armour missing currently), and a fully flushed out skill tree.read 12 Sep 20266–24 months9 years 9 months487%Overdueby 7 years 9 months
Raptor TerritoryRedClaw Productions · entered 30 Nov 2021Raptor TerritoryRedClaw Productions · entered 30 Nov 2021We plan that the game is for around 1 year in early access. It also depends on your feedback, we love to discuss your ideas and decide if they make it into the game!read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months4 years 10 months479%Overdueby 3 years 10 months
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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.