How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,930 in Early Access · 4,074 promises read · 1,325 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,254 | 1,225 | 292% | 2 months | 1,20496% | 50of 1,084 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 519 | 519 | 00% | 14 months | 48994% | 187of 420 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 265 | 265 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 25195% | 151of 203 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 145 | 145 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 13694% | 87of 112 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 8993% | 56of 67 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 7291% | 47of 57 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | 00% | 6 years 2 months | 6498% | 36of 43 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 55100% | 29of 32 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | 00% | 8 years 3 months | 4195% | 31of 32 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 6298% | 36of 39 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Time in EA | Left | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Galgano - A Medieval TaleSir Galgano - A Medieval Tale | no duration answer on the pageread 13 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 |
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.