How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,746 in Early Access · 1,971 promises read · 674 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 937 | 929 | 81% | 1 month | 82588% | 23of 753 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 306 | 306 | 00% | 13 months | 24981% | 85of 206 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 159 | 159 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 13686% | 77of 109 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 7985% | 44of 62 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 5385% | 34of 41 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 3678% | 21of 27 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | 00% | 6 years 1 month | 3688% | 16of 20 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 29100% | 12of 15 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 1588% | 7of 8 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 1393% | 5of 7 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InfernaInferna | Inferna will remain in Early Access until the planned Level 120 expansion and expanded endgame systems are fully implemented and stable. Our current target is to transition out of Early Access in 2026. As a growing MMORPG, the timeline depends on polish, balancing, and community feedback.read 5 Sep 2026 | 7 yearsuntil 31 Dec 2026 | 6 years 9 months | 96% | On the clock3 months left | |
| PlutocracyPlutocracy | We are planning to complete the development in the 2026.read 5 Sep 2026 | 7 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 2026 | 6 years 10 months | 96% | On the clock3 months left | |
| Stay OutStay Out | We hope to get out of the early access phase for the winter of 2027, as soon as the game is brought in the form that suits both us and the players. We know what we want to achieve and doing everything possible to release the game in the version that we plan.read 6 Sep 2026 | 8 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 2027 | 6 years 9 months | 84% | On the clock16 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.