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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,887 in Early Access · 4,008 promises read · 1,309 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (918)On the clock (1,370)Graduated (31)No promise (599)
AppliedClock started in 2025Tag: 3DClear allFurthest past the promise first
By the year the clock started

Graduations and promises, year by year

YearGamesIn Early Access nowGraduatedMedian time in EAPromise readOverduePromise kept
20261,2421,214282%2 months1,19096%48of 1,071 parsed—
202551451400%14 months48494%185of 416 parsed—
202426326300%2 years 1 month24995%149of 201 parsed—
202314414400%3 years 2 months13493%87of 111 parsed—
2022959500%4 years 2 months8893%56of 67 parsed—
2021767600%5 years 2 months6991%44of 54 parsed—
2020646400%6 years 2 months6398%35of 42 parsed—
2019555500%7 years 3 months55100%29of 32 parsed—
2018414100%8 years 3 months3995%30of 31 parsed—
2017595900%9 years 3 months5898%32of 35 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
The ZoneNils Vollenbruch (@nils vo) · entered 7 Mar 2025The ZoneNils Vollenbruch (@nils vo) · entered 7 Mar 20253-6 monthsread 13 Sep 20263–6 months18 months305%Overdueby 12 months
KathanaGameolic Development Studio · entered 9 Aug 2025KathanaGameolic Development Studio · entered 9 Aug 2025Development Timeline The Open Beta will continue until we achieve our quality benchmarks for full release. Our estimated full release date is Q4 2025.read 13 Sep 20265 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202513 months264%Overdueby 8 months
Magic Madness VRDELTA VR VENTURES, s.r.o. · entered 3 Apr 2025Magic Madness VRDELTA VR VENTURES, s.r.o. · entered 3 Apr 2025We expect to remain in Early Access for a significant portion of 2025. However, the exact timeline may change depending on community feedback and development progress.read 13 Sep 20269 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202517 months193%Overdueby 8 months
Football Pitch SimulatorPlayWay S.A. · entered 10 Oct 2025Football Pitch SimulatorPlayWay S.A. · entered 10 Oct 2025We plan to keep the game in Early Access for about 3–6 months. If development progresses faster than expected, the duration may be shorter.read 12 Sep 20263–6 months11 months186%Overdueby 5 months
Dark Fantasy GodhoodRPMeister · entered 15 Jan 2025Dark Fantasy GodhoodRPMeister · entered 15 Jan 2025The story side of the game revolves around major questlines and locations. Currently the game has 5 major locations, the plan is to reach 10 major locations. I expect it to be finished by late 2025.read 7 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202520 months182%Overdueby 9 months
Focus SimulatorShane Adams · entered 14 Mar 2025Focus SimulatorShane Adams · entered 14 Mar 2025I'm always trying to work on it when I can but I'm just one dude and I only have so much free time, so I will do my best to make it a full release but I cannot do that in good conscious if it isn't working way better, and have better features. I'm aiming for February 21st 2026 for a final release, but I cant make promisesread 13 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 21 Feb 202618 months164%Overdueby 7 months
taCamDIG Games · entered 29 Jan 2025taCamDIG Games · entered 29 Jan 2025I plan for taCam to remain in Early Access for approximately 12 months.read 8 Sep 2026about 12 months20 months163%Overdueby 8 months
Color A CubeAlterEyes · entered 27 Mar 2025Color A CubeAlterEyes · entered 27 Mar 2025We anticipate the game will remain in Early Access for approximately 6–12 months. This period provides the opportunity to gather feedback, implement enhancements, and refine the game to its full potential ahead of its official release. However, this timeline is subject to change if new features are added to our roadmap based on player feedback and community input.read 8 Sep 20266–12 months18 months147%Overdueby 6 months
Car Service SimulatorRed Axe Games · entered 29 Aug 2025Car Service SimulatorRed Axe Games · entered 29 Aug 2025We expect Early Access to last at least several months, but the exact duration will depend on feedback and development progress.read 8 Sep 20263–9 months13 months139%Overdueby 4 months
Lost in PrayerNine Dots Publishing · entered 15 Jul 2025Lost in PrayerNine Dots Publishing · entered 15 Jul 2025We estimate that 6 to 12 months are needed to reach 1.0. At Nine Dots, we respect the humans working on the game and won’t do any crunch, so we will get out of Early Access when the game is ready.read 13 Sep 20266–12 months14 months117%Overdueby 2 months
Motorcycle Ride: InfinityBlightcore Studio · entered 5 Nov 2025Motorcycle Ride: InfinityBlightcore Studio · entered 5 Nov 2025I plan for the Early Access period to last around 6 to 9 months. During this time, I’ll be expanding the core systems, adding new content, and working on performance and UX improvements. Of course, development is flexible and may evolve, but my goal is to implement all planned features and reach full release within this timeframe.read 12 Sep 20266–9 months10 months115%Overdueby 1 month
Lovesome StaySeaBush · entered 28 Nov 2025Lovesome StaySeaBush · entered 28 Nov 2025If all goes well, the full release should be ready in 6 to 9 months!read 8 Sep 20266–9 months10 months106%Overdueby 2 weeks
Shogi 3DHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Shogi 3DHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 14 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 2 weeks
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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.