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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,505 in Early Access · 3,412 promises read · 1,141 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 13 Sep 2026
Overdue (706)On the clock (1,257)Graduated (27)No promise (542)
AppliedClock started in 2022Tag: StrategyClear 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
20261,1661,141252%2 months1,10395%39of 992 parsed—
202544344300%13 months40992%153of 352 parsed—
202423523500%2 years 1 month21792%128of 175 parsed—
202312512500%3 years 2 months11491%70of 92 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 parsed—
2021616100%5 years 2 months5489%32of 41 parsed—
2020525200%6 years 1 month4994%25of 31 parsed—
2019505000%7 years 2 months50100%26of 29 parsed—
2018303000%8 years 2 months2893%19of 20 parsed—
2017373700%9 years 2 months3697%18of 20 parsed—
On the clock

Inside the promised window

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
SANCTIONLethalLizard Studios · entered 10 Jun 2022SANCTIONLethalLizard Studios · entered 10 Jun 2022The game will stay in Early Access until Q4 2026 at the earliest.read 8 Sep 20264 years 7 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20264 years 3 months93%On the clock4 months left
Beat the HeatBlazing Soft · entered 30 Nov 2022Beat the HeatBlazing Soft · entered 30 Nov 2022Beat the Heat will launch in Early Access at the end of November 2022, and the full version is expected to be released on 2027.read 13 Sep 20265 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 20273 years 9 months74%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.