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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,869 in Early Access · 3,989 promises read · 1,308 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (905)On the clock (1,369)Graduated (31)No promise (595)
AppliedClock started in 2026Tag: 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
20261,2391,211282%2 months1,18796%46of 1,069 parsed—
202550750700%14 months47794%179of 409 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—
2017585800%9 years 3 months5798%31of 34 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Global FootballGlobal Football Studios · entered 16 May 2026Global FootballGlobal Football Studios · entered 16 May 2026Our current estimate is to remain in Early Access until June 2026, based on development progress and community feedback.read 13 Sep 20262 monthsuntil 30 Jun 20264 months200%Overdueby 2 months
The Lantern of the Laughless SaintNerveLabs · entered 17 Aug 2026The Lantern of the Laughless SaintNerveLabs · entered 17 Aug 2026The Early Access period is planned to last for less than a year. During Early Access we are aiming to release updates every 1-2 weeks. We will continue to support and update the game with free content and improvements based on community feedback after this period.read 11 Sep 20260–1 months4 weeks190%Overdueby 2 weeks
Game with FriendsBeaf Studio · entered 27 Mar 2026Game with FriendsBeaf Studio · entered 27 Mar 2026We anticipate Early Access to last about three months, but this may vary depending on how the design evolves with player feedback.read 14 Sep 2026about 3 months6 months188%Overdueby 3 months
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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.