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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,855 in Early Access · 3,970 promises read · 1,305 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (898)On the clock (1,365)Graduated (29)No promise (592)
AppliedClock started in 2014Tag: SandboxClear 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
20261,2361,209272%2 months1,18496%45of 1,067 parsed—
202550550500%13 months47594%179of 407 parsed—
202426226200%2 years 1 month24895%149of 200 parsed—
202314314300%3 years 2 months13393%86of 110 parsed—
2022939300%4 years 2 months8692%55of 66 parsed—
2021767600%5 years 2 months6991%44of 54 parsed—
2020626200%6 years 2 months6198%33of 40 parsed—
2019555500%7 years 3 months55100%29of 32 parsed—
2018414100%8 years 3 months3995%30of 31 parsed—
2017575700%9 years 3 months5698%30of 33 parsed—
On the clock

Inside the promised window

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Signs of LifeSweet Dog Studios · entered 27 Jan 2014Signs of LifeSweet Dog Studios · entered 27 Jan 2014We're looking to release before the end of 2026.read 8 Sep 202612 years 11 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202612 years 8 months98%On the clock3 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.