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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,081 in Early Access · 2,592 promises read · 884 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 11 Sep 2026
Overdue (493)On the clock (1,089)Graduated (15)No promise (499)
AppliedClock started in 2023Tag: SimulationClear 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
20261,0471,035121%1 month95891%30of 872 parsed—
202538538410%13 months33587%126of 290 parsed—
202418618600%2 years 1 month16488%97of 132 parsed—
202310610600%3 years 2 months9287%53of 73 parsed—
2022757500%4 years 2 months6688%42of 50 parsed—
2021505000%5 years 1 month4182%23of 31 parsed—
2020434300%6 years 1 month3888%18of 22 parsed—
2019404000%7 years 3 months40100%20of 23 parsed—
2018212100%8 years 1 month1990%10of 11 parsed—
2017191900%9 years 3 months1895%8of 10 parsed—
On the clock

Inside the promised window

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
STONKS-9800: Stock Market SimulatorTERNOX · entered 17 Jul 2023STONKS-9800: Stock Market SimulatorTERNOX · entered 17 Jul 2023I plan to release the full version of the game in 2026.read 5 Sep 20263 years 5 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20263 years 2 months92%On the clock3 months left
Unnamed Space IdleJdog Corp · entered 27 Jul 2023Unnamed Space IdleJdog Corp · entered 27 Jul 2023The game should be ready for full release after an engine upgrade and UI rework. Plus a bit more content. That should be completed hopefully in 2026, but thats hard to pinpoint.read 6 Sep 20263 years 5 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20263 years 2 months92%On the clock3 months left
Tornado: Research and RescueSam Kennedy · entered 29 May 2023Tornado: Research and RescueSam Kennedy · entered 29 May 2023Time estimates are incredibly difficult to give, and I have since completely rebuilt the game since the initial release in 2023. I aim for multiplayer in the next year, hopefully reaching 1.0 by Summer 2027.read 6 Sep 20264 years 3 monthsuntil 31 Aug 20273 years 3 months77%On the clock12 months left
Nuclear OptionShockfront Studios · entered 15 Oct 2023Nuclear OptionShockfront Studios · entered 15 Oct 2023Nuclear Option will be in Early Access well into 2027, and perhaps beyond. To us, Early Access is not an excuse to ship a sub-par game, but a commitment to continue improving the game for as long as we're able.read 10 Sep 20264 years 3 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20272 years 11 months68%On the clock16 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.