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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,110 in Early Access · 4,319 promises read · 1,370 announced, not started

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Overdue (1,031)On the clock (1,452)Graduated (38)No promise (627)
AppliedClock started in 2020Tag: ActionClear 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
20261,3221,289332%2 months1,27496%54of 1,146 parsed—
202553753700%14 months50895%198of 437 parsed—
202427627600%2 years 1 month26395%159of 212 parsed—
202315115100%3 years 2 months14395%92of 119 parsed—
202210010000%4 years 2 months9595%60of 72 parsed—
2021797900%5 years 2 months7291%47of 57 parsed—
2020686800%6 years 2 months6799%39of 46 parsed—
2019595900%7 years 3 months59100%33of 36 parsed—
2018474700%8 years 3 months4596%33of 34 parsed—
2017787800%9 years 3 months7799%47of 50 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Hentai RoguelikeSeedWall · entered 22 May 2020Hentai RoguelikeSeedWall · entered 22 May 2020The plan is to put an end to the EA under 3 months, which will be good enough to finish the game.read 12 Sep 20260–3 months6 years 4 months2527%Overdueby 6 years 1 month
Dragon SoulsAvant Games · entered 1 Oct 2020Dragon SoulsAvant Games · entered 1 Oct 2020We intend to be in Early Access for 3-6 months.read 15 Sep 20263–6 months5 years 11 months1191%Overdueby 5 years 5 months
Windy Kingdom EastFog Studios · entered 11 Aug 2020Windy Kingdom EastFog Studios · entered 11 Aug 2020To polish and make a game perfect we need the next 8 months to launch a full version or maybe faster if without any errors.read 7 Sep 2026about 8 months6 years 1 month914%Overdueby 5 years 5 months
Epic Conquest 2Gaco Games · entered 19 Apr 2020Epic Conquest 2Gaco Games · entered 19 Apr 2020We're Planning the goal for the development time is 1 Year. So for the v.1.0 will come sometime in 2021read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months6 years 5 months641%Overdueby 5 years 5 months
DUAL GEAROrbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd. · entered 29 Jul 2020DUAL GEAROrbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd. · entered 29 Jul 2020We will release The Full Game within 2021 both of PC version on Steam and all consoles. During the early access period, more features and improvements are always coming along with the expected time, one year of development!read 13 Sep 2026about 12 months6 years 2 months613%Overdueby 5 years 2 months
The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 4 Aug 2020The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 4 Aug 2020This game will be in Early Access for approximately 6-12 months.read 11 Sep 20266–12 months6 years 1 month612%Overdueby 5 years 1 month
ExoCorpsGingerbred · entered 9 Oct 2020ExoCorpsGingerbred · entered 9 Oct 2020We expect it will take 6 - 12 months to have the product in a place where we would say it's feature complete enough to go "full release", but that is subject to change. Either way, we will be maintaining a public roadmap so our players are always up-to-date on development status and timeline.read 11 Sep 20266–12 months5 years 11 months593%Overdueby 4 years 11 months
BadLadsCHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS · entered 17 Apr 2020BadLadsCHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS · entered 17 Apr 2020When it's ready. (Estimating a 2021 Q3 release.)read 13 Sep 202617 monthsuntil 30 Sep 20216 years 5 months453%Overdueby 5 years
MONEY LOVES SILENCEVasiliy Sadovyi · entered 24 Feb 2020MONEY LOVES SILENCEVasiliy Sadovyi · entered 24 Feb 2020The release is planned for the end of 2020 or the end of 2021, I find it difficult to say the exact date of the final version of the game.Development speed depends on many factors, such as the number of sales and the interest of the players in my game. If I get support from the players, I can devote more time to the project,and get the opportunity to attract more developers to the game.read 14 Sep 202622 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20216 years 7 months358%Overdueby 4 years 9 months
Last OasisDonkey Crew · entered 26 Mar 2020Last OasisDonkey Crew · entered 26 Mar 2020The current estimate is 12 to 24 months, depending on the wishes and feedback of the community.read 5 Sep 202612–24 months6 years 6 months324%Overdueby 4 years 6 months
Galaxy in TurmoilFrontwire Studios, LLC · entered 23 May 2020Galaxy in TurmoilFrontwire Studios, LLC · entered 23 May 20201 - 2 years.read 14 Sep 202612–24 months6 years 4 months316%Overdueby 4 years 4 months
Fragment's MoonriseYyanthire Studio · entered 23 Jun 2020Fragment's MoonriseYyanthire Studio · entered 23 Jun 2020A year or two minimum; with the majority of core design integrated, this makes the “engine” of the game able to run in a stable manner while newer content is developed. This means my central focus will be on new worlds, bosses, spells, RPG-elements, and playable units almost exclusively. My intended goal is to attempt to get a new significant piece of content pushed out every few months. In my grand design for the game I want enough content integrated to truly earn the “open world” title I’ve established for this project, and be a game which exhibits a challenging yet rewarding experience for the player.read 7 Sep 202612–24 months6 years 3 months312%Overdueby 4 years 3 months
HARD BULLETGexagonVR · entered 22 Oct 2020HARD BULLETGexagonVR · entered 22 Oct 2020After we finish our newest RIDE mode in summer 2024, we’ll focus on the next and final game mode that will bring larger locations, more randomness, new AI, and (hopefully) a more story-driven narrative to the game. Stay tuned and join our communities for more info: Discordread 15 Sep 20263 years 10 monthsuntil 31 Aug 20245 years 11 months154%Overdueby 2 years 1 month
EPICADEVSONG · entered 10 Dec 2020EPICADEVSONG · entered 10 Dec 2020We do not have an exact date yet, but we estimate that in the second half of 2025 the game approaches a content depth of several days to play through.read 14 Sep 20265 years 1 monthuntil 31 Dec 20255 years 9 months113%Overdueby 8 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.