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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,324 in Early Access · 4,665 promises read · 1,466 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 16 Sep 2026
Overdue (1,159)On the clock (1,515)Graduated (50)No promise (650)
AppliedClock started in 2017Tag: SimulationParsed promises onlyClear allFurthest past the promise first
By the year the clock started

Graduations and promises, year by year

YearGamesIn Early Access nowGraduatedMedian time in EAPromise readOverduePromise kept
20261,3761,333433%2 months1,33597%58of 1,193 parsed—
202556856800%14 months54496%219of 471 parsed—
202429029000%2 years 1 month27996%171of 225 parsed—
202315715700%3 years 2 months15096%96of 125 parsed—
202210910900%4 years 2 months10495%65of 79 parsed—
2021868600%5 years 2 months8093%53of 63 parsed—
2020727200%6 years 2 months7199%42of 50 parsed—
2019646400%7 years 3 months64100%37of 41 parsed—
2018545400%8 years 3 months5296%39of 40 parsed—
201710710700%9 years 4 months10699%70of 73 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
KommissarBeardserk · entered 6 Apr 2017KommissarBeardserk · entered 6 Apr 2017Acceptance process is a transactional, non-binding procedure that lasts around three months since the effective date. It will depend on the capacity of future agents as well as the opinion of the officers of the Ministry --if they consider that when the transaction stage arrives it is satisfactory it would be conclusive or, otherwhise, it would need more validation stages. However, the Ministry will decide the final validation of the process.read 16 Sep 2026about 3 months9 years 5 months3779%Overdueby 9 years 2 months
Party Hard TycoontinyBuild · entered 19 Oct 2017Party Hard TycoontinyBuild · entered 19 Oct 2017We expect to be in EA for 3 months.read 15 Sep 2026about 3 months8 years 11 months3564%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
Infinite ScubaCascade Game Foundry SPC · entered 12 Jan 2017Infinite ScubaCascade Game Foundry SPC · entered 12 Jan 2017We expect to be in Early Access about 18 weeks.read 9 Sep 2026about 4 months9 years 8 months2832%Overdueby 9 years 4 months
Guild QuestHyper Hippo Games · entered 26 Jan 2017Guild QuestHyper Hippo Games · entered 26 Jan 2017We're hoping for at least around 6 months.read 16 Sep 2026about 6 months9 years 8 months1928%Overdueby 9 years 2 months
On a RollCreative Concepts · entered 30 Aug 2017On a RollCreative Concepts · entered 30 Aug 2017Approximately 5 to 7 months. The full release is planned for the first quarter of 2018.read 11 Sep 20265–7 months9 years 1 month1551%Overdueby 8 years 6 months
JCB Pioneer: MarsGamesCo · entered 1 Sep 2017JCB Pioneer: MarsGamesCo · entered 1 Sep 2017We expect the game to remain in early access for approximately 1 year from launch, in which time we hope to develop features and make improvements based upon community feedback.read 15 Sep 2026about 12 months9 years 1 month904%Overdueby 8 years 1 month
PuppetsVRExpo Virtualis · entered 27 Sep 2017PuppetsVRExpo Virtualis · entered 27 Sep 2017We hope to bring enough changes in the next 8 to 12 months to declare it a released product. This doesn't mean we won't continue to implement customization options down the line.read 14 Sep 20268–12 months9 years897%Overdueby 8 years
Epic TavernEpic Tavern Holdings · entered 13 Sep 2017Epic TavernEpic Tavern Holdings · entered 13 Sep 2017Approximately 14 months (subject to change at any time).read 15 Sep 2026about 14 months9 years772%Overdueby 7 years 10 months
HextersDraconus Entertainment Ltd · entered 16 Dec 2017HextersDraconus Entertainment Ltd · entered 16 Dec 2017Our updated new estimate of coming out of Early Access is 2020.read 11 Sep 20263 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 20208 years 9 months284%Overdueby 5 years 8 months
MashinkyJan Zelený · entered 6 Oct 2017MashinkyJan Zelený · entered 6 Oct 2017Release of the full version is planned for 2022. Until then, the game will be updated on a monthly basis, introducing new content, features and challenges.read 14 Sep 20264 years 3 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20228 years 11 months210%Overdueby 4 years 8 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.