How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,774 in Early Access · 3,840 promises read · 1,264 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,222 | 1,197 | 252% | 2 months | 1,16795% | 46of 1,052 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 493 | 493 | 00% | 13 months | 46294% | 173of 395 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 261 | 261 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 24795% | 148of 200 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 12793% | 81of 104 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 93 | 93 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 8692% | 55of 66 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 6690% | 42of 51 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 58 | 58 | 00% | 6 years 2 months | 5798% | 30of 37 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 53100% | 27of 30 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | 00% | 8 years 3 months | 3595% | 27of 28 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 48 | 48 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 4798% | 26of 28 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia SurvivalAnimalia Survival | We do not have a confirmed release date for the final version of Animalia yet, but we are working to have it completed by the end of 2026. Until then we hope that you can join us on this journey.read 9 Sep 2026 | 5 years 4 monthsuntil 31 Dec 2026 | 5 years | 94% | On the clock4 months left |
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.