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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,585 in Early Access · 3,553 promises read · 1,192 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 13 Sep 2026
Overdue (750)On the clock (1,282)Graduated (27)No promise (553)
AppliedClock started in 2025Tag: Resource ManagementClear allMost of the promise elapsed first
By the year the clock started

Graduations and promises, year by year

YearGamesIn Early Access nowGraduatedMedian time in EAPromise readOverduePromise kept
20261,1831,158252%2 months1,12395%42of 1,011 parsed—
202545445400%13 months42093%155of 359 parsed—
202424724700%2 years 1 month23194%138of 187 parsed—
202312712700%3 years 2 months11792%72of 95 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 parsed—
2021656500%5 years 2 months5889%35of 44 parsed—
2020545400%6 years 2 months5194%26of 33 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018323200%8 years 2 months3094%21of 22 parsed—
2017404000%9 years 3 months3998%19of 21 parsed—
On the clock

Inside the promised window

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
STARIO: Haven TowerStargate Games · entered 25 Sep 2025STARIO: Haven TowerStargate Games · entered 25 Sep 2025The estimated duration of Early Access is 6-12 months. We'll try to implement as many ideas as possible to make the gameplay experience satisfying.read 12 Sep 20266–12 months12 months97%On the clockDue this month
Stocks: Main Force SimulatorLoneCat · entered 10 Dec 2025Stocks: Main Force SimulatorLoneCat · entered 10 Dec 2025Expected to last 6 to 12 months. The period may be extended if new features are added to ensure content quality.read 9 Sep 20266–12 months9 months76%On the clock3 months left
Star BirdsToukana Interactive · entered 10 Sep 2025Star BirdsToukana Interactive · entered 10 Sep 2025About 1.5 years. We’re currently expecting around 16–18 months.read 13 Sep 202616–18 months12 months67%On the clock6 months left
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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.