How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,592 in Early Access · 1,671 promises read · 584 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 872 | 866 | 61% | 1 month | 74485% | 16of 678 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 281 | 281 | 00% | 13 months | 22078% | 74of 181 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | 00% | 2 years | 12384% | 69of 98 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 7283% | 41of 57 parsed |
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| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 4378% | 27of 34 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 2769% | 16of 20 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | 00% | 6 years 2 months | 3387% | 14of 18 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 2296% | 8of 11 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 1387% | 6of 7 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 1292% | 5of 7 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Time in EA | Left | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy FactoryAlchemy Factory | no duration answer on the pageread 8 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 8 Sep 2026 | Graduated | |
| Sir Galgano - A Medieval TaleSir Galgano - A Medieval Tale | no duration answer on the pageread 7 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 7 Sep 2026 | Graduated | |
| VeterumVeterum | no duration answer on the pageread 8 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 7 Sep 2026 | Graduated | |
| Project : DiasporaProject : Diaspora | no duration answer on the pageread 6 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 6 Sep 2026 | Graduated | |
| Sea of ElectronicaSea of Electronica | no duration answer on the pageread 7 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 6 Sep 2026 | Graduated | |
| Soviet Shop SimulatorSoviet Shop Simulator | no duration answer on the pageread 7 Sep 2026 | — | 1 day | 5 Sep 2026 | Graduated |
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.