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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,419 in Early Access · 3,263 promises read · 1,096 announced, not started

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Overdue (659)On the clock (1,222)Graduated (26)No promise (538)
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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
20261,1401,116242%2 months1,07394%37of 963 parsed—
202543143100%13 months39191%142of 335 parsed—
202422622600%2 years 1 month20792%121of 167 parsed—
202312212200%3 years 2 months11191%67of 89 parsed—
2022828200%4 years 2 months7490%49of 58 parsed—
2021595900%5 years 2 months5288%30of 39 parsed—
2020505000%6 years 1 month4692%23of 29 parsed—
2019484800%7 years 3 months48100%25of 28 parsed—
2018282800%8 years 1 month2693%17of 18 parsed—
2017343400%9 years 3 months3397%17of 19 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
KINGDOMSOreol · entered 23 Oct 2015KINGDOMSOreol · entered 23 Oct 2015We want to release the final version in 16 month from now. During this year, we'll update KINGDOMS every month, adding more features.read 12 Sep 2026about 16 months10 years 11 months817%Overdueby 9 years 7 months
Colony SurvivalPipliz · entered 16 Jun 2017Colony SurvivalPipliz · entered 16 Jun 2017This is difficult to say. We never expected to get all the support that has allowed us to keep improving the game for seven years. We might leave Early Access in the next 12-18 months, or we might keep working on major updates.read 5 Sep 202612–18 months9 years 3 months616%Overdueby 7 years 9 months
MachineCraftG2CREW · entered 25 Mar 2016MachineCraftG2CREW · entered 25 Mar 2016Until January 2018.read 12 Sep 202622 monthsuntil 31 Jan 201810 years 6 months571%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
Dyson Sphere ProgramGamirror Games · entered 21 Jan 2021Dyson Sphere ProgramGamirror Games · entered 21 Jan 2021Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.read 6 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 8 months564%Overdueby 4 years 8 months
SprocketHamish Dunn · entered 26 Aug 2021SprocketHamish Dunn · entered 26 Aug 2021About 24 months. For perspective, Sprocket will have been in development for 15 months as of August 2021.read 12 Sep 202615–24 months5 years 1 month252%Overdueby 3 years 1 month
Night Club SimulatorClock Wizard Games · entered 30 Jul 2025Night Club SimulatorClock Wizard Games · entered 30 Jul 2025We anticipate the Early Access phase to last approximately 3 to 6 months. During this time, the game will receive regular updates with new content, improvements, and tweaks based on player feedback.read 7 Sep 20263–6 months13 months224%Overdueby 7 months
TaleSpireBouncyrock Entertainment · entered 15 Apr 2021TaleSpireBouncyrock Entertainment · entered 15 Apr 2021Our initial estimates were a bit ambitious. After being in Early Access for a while now, we foresee at least a couple of years post initial Early Access Release. This will give us ample time to deliver on our roadmap from the Kickstarter as well as give time for player feedback to shape the game throughout the early access period.read 7 Sep 202624–36 months5 years 5 months180%Overdueby 2 years 5 months
Small SpacesPretty Soon · entered 27 May 2025Small SpacesPretty Soon · entered 27 May 20258-9 months.read 5 Sep 20268–9 months16 months173%Overdueby 7 months
Furnish MasterAlex Blintsov · entered 19 Feb 2024Furnish MasterAlex Blintsov · entered 19 Feb 2024I plan for the game to be in Early Access for 12 to 18 months.read 12 Sep 202612–18 months2 years 7 months171%Overdueby 13 months
ApoikiaCharlie · entered 25 Feb 2026ApoikiaCharlie · entered 25 Feb 2026Our current target is around 2–4 months, but the timeline may change depending on feedback, testing outcomes, and the time needed to polish remaining core systems.read 7 Sep 20262–4 months7 months164%Overdueby 3 months
REKAFireshine Games · entered 12 Sep 2024REKAFireshine Games · entered 12 Sep 2024Although we can’t give a definitive date, we anticipate that REKA will be in Early Access development for the remainder of 2024, with 1.0 launching in 2025.read 12 Sep 202616 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20252 years150%Overdueby 8 months
Bunker Constructor SimulatorTerno Games · entered 16 Dec 2025Bunker Constructor SimulatorTerno Games · entered 16 Dec 2025At this moment, the release is planned about six months after the start of early access. However, this deadline can be changed if there are many interesting requests from the players. Any release date changes will be posted on the game's page.read 6 Sep 2026about 6 months9 months148%Overdueby 3 months
AviassemblyJelle Booij · entered 11 Apr 2025AviassemblyJelle Booij · entered 11 Apr 2025Although it's difficult to provide an exact timeline at this stage, my current plan is to exit early access sometime between late 2025 and early 2026.read 5 Sep 202612 monthsuntil 31 Mar 202617 months142%Overdueby 5 months
FlyoutStonext Games · entered 17 Nov 2023FlyoutStonext Games · entered 17 Nov 2023Flyout will be ready to exit Early Access once all current and planned editor and sandbox features have been implemented and polished and the game has been made more accessible to a wider audience. This will take approximately two years.read 5 Sep 2026about 2 years2 years 10 months141%Overdueby 10 months
New CycleDaedalic Entertainment · entered 18 Jan 2024New CycleDaedalic Entertainment · entered 18 Jan 2024The exact duration of this period will depend on feedback from our players about what adjustments should be made on the game's core mechanics and whether we can create new game modes based on the desires of our community. Our current plan is to stay in Early Access for 12 to 24 months.read 12 Sep 202612–24 months2 years 8 months133%Overdueby 8 months
Archeanbatcholi · entered 16 May 2024Archeanbatcholi · entered 16 May 20241-2 yearsread 12 Sep 202612–24 months2 years 4 months116%Overdueby 4 months
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon GameCamshaft Software Ltd · entered 12 Mar 2015Automation - The Car Company Tycoon GameCamshaft Software Ltd · entered 12 Mar 2015Automation continues to be in active development, and will continue to be in development for the foreseeable future. Once the three-part Supercharger Update suite is completed, tentatively planned for early-to-mid 2026, Automation’s Car and Engine Designers will be considered feature complete according to our original plans, and development will re-focus on Campaign Mode.read 12 Sep 202611 years 4 monthsuntil 30 Jun 202611 years 6 months102%Overdueby 2 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.