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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,546 in Early Access · 3,486 promises read · 1,169 announced, not started

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Overdue (731)On the clock (1,264)Graduated (27)No promise (551)
AppliedClock started in 2015Tag: AdventureClear 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
20261,1711,146252%2 months1,10895%40of 997 parsed—
202544844800%13 months41492%154of 355 parsed—
202424424400%2 years 1 month22793%135of 183 parsed—
202312612600%3 years 2 months11692%72of 94 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 parsed—
2021626200%5 years 2 months5589%33of 42 parsed—
2020545400%6 years 2 months5194%26of 32 parsed—
2019525200%7 years 2 months52100%26of 29 parsed—
2018313100%8 years 2 months2994%20of 21 parsed—
2017383800%9 years 3 months3797%18of 20 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Blood of MagicStoneworks Games · entered 18 Dec 2015Blood of MagicStoneworks Games · entered 18 Dec 2015As it long as it takes to reach a well polished end product, full of content, and free of bugs. We'll be updating in a weekly (No more than 10 days apart) fashion to reach our ultimate goal.read 13 Sep 20260–0 months10 years 9 months42955%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
Forest WarriorGame · entered 25 Jun 2015Forest WarriorGame · entered 25 Jun 2015The development of the current version was made in 2 months approximately, so we predict that the final game will be done in september. In the current stage of the game, a specific date can't be planned because we don't know which obstacles we will encounter. We want to take our time to deliver you a nice game and also don't want to be limited by a specific release date.read 11 Sep 2026about 2 months11 years 3 months6732%Overdueby 11 years 1 month
I Must Kill: Fresh MeatGaming Cats Studio · entered 30 Nov 2015I Must Kill: Fresh MeatGaming Cats Studio · entered 30 Nov 2015Early access will last for approximately 3 months.read 12 Sep 2026about 3 months10 years 9 months4315%Overdueby 10 years 6 months
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantBack To Basics Gaming · entered 3 Feb 2015Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantBack To Basics Gaming · entered 3 Feb 2015I originally estimated that Terra would be in early access for around 6 months, this has not been the case for the following reason. The game is now bigger, more content is available and will continue to be added until completion. Rather than just pulling all the content from the broken c# build. I've remade a lot of the artwork, added new story line branches, new towns etcread 8 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years 7 months2322%Overdueby 11 years 1 month
Escape MachinesBack To Basics Gaming · entered 14 Apr 2015Escape MachinesBack To Basics Gaming · entered 14 Apr 2015We estimated that Escape Machines will be in Early Access for around 6 months approximately but after we collected feedback we port it to Unreal Engine 4 and its uncertain how much time will take to add all features we want like story cut-scenes, many guns, many locations, many vehicles including a helicopter with optional weapons.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years 5 months2284%Overdueby 10 years 11 months
New kind of adventureBack To Basics Gaming · entered 4 Jun 2015New kind of adventureBack To Basics Gaming · entered 4 Jun 2015We plan to have NKOA in Early Access for around 6 months.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years 3 months2256%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
ReflectionsBroken Window Studios · entered 26 Jun 2015ReflectionsBroken Window Studios · entered 26 Jun 2015We are anticipating the game to be in early access for a few months, to give us the right opportunity to evaluate user responses, tailor the experience to their feedback and produce new content that might be needed to fit unanticipated user input. We want Early Access to be as short as possible the feedback we've received so far has been invaluable and we want to take advantage of it to produce the most engaging game that we can.read 11 Sep 20263–6 months11 years 3 months2244%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
Super Dungeon RunProper Games · entered 17 Jul 2015Super Dungeon RunProper Games · entered 17 Jul 2015We anticipate that it will take approximately 3-6 months to complete everything we hope to complete as part of the Early Access period. However, we're the sort of studio that takes quality very seriously, so will not come out of Early Access if we are not fully satisfied with the state of the game at that time. It is our intention to keep you well informed by posting regular updates and announcements about the current state of the game!read 12 Sep 20263–6 months11 years 2 months2232%Overdueby 10 years 8 months
SnarfQuest TalesCellbloc Studios · entered 15 Sep 2015SnarfQuest TalesCellbloc Studios · entered 15 Sep 2015We are looking to be in Early Access for the next six months, during which time we will be working on creating more stories and adding additional characters to the game.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years2199%Overdueby 10 years 6 months
Erwin's TimewarpJayanam · entered 21 Sep 2015Erwin's TimewarpJayanam · entered 21 Sep 2015Approximately 6 months but it also depends on the feedback of the community.read 12 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years2196%Overdueby 10 years 6 months
Terminal Hacker - Into the DeepSecuritySession.com · entered 30 Oct 2015Terminal Hacker - Into the DeepSecuritySession.com · entered 30 Oct 20156 monthsread 10 Sep 2026about 6 months10 years 10 months2175%Overdueby 10 years 4 months
You Are Not The HeroToMorning Productions · entered 2 Jun 2015You Are Not The HeroToMorning Productions · entered 2 Jun 2015The game will be in Early Access for at least 2 months, and up to 7 months.read 8 Sep 20262–7 months11 years 3 months1934%Overdueby 10 years 8 months
MoonstriderTriple Lasers · entered 30 Sep 2015MoonstriderTriple Lasers · entered 30 Sep 2015We're aiming to release the full version of Moonstrider sometime in spring of 2016.read 12 Sep 20268 monthsuntil 31 May 201610 years 11 months1643%Overdueby 10 years 3 months
Damned Nation RebornSinister · entered 12 Feb 2015Damned Nation RebornSinister · entered 12 Feb 2015Damned Nation Reborn will be in early access for around 7-9 monthsread 10 Sep 20267–9 months11 years 7 months1545%Overdueby 10 years 10 months
DeepworldBytebin · entered 22 Apr 2015DeepworldBytebin · entered 22 Apr 2015We hope to finally move out of Early Access in the next several months.read 10 Sep 20263–9 months11 years 5 months1519%Overdueby 10 years 8 months
Sketch Tales8D Studio · entered 28 Sep 2015Sketch Tales8D Studio · entered 28 Sep 2015We expect 9-12 months of further development and polishing of the game before it's ready for the release. There is still a ton of features to add, polish and tweak before the game meets our vision and your expectations.read 12 Sep 20269–12 months11 years1096%Overdueby 10 years
Astral TerraTethys Interactive LLC · entered 10 Nov 2015Astral TerraTethys Interactive LLC · entered 10 Nov 2015Our current projected timeline is a little under 1 year until final release - May 2018. As a small indie with amateur developers, our supporters will be our largest ally in getting this project developed and realizing it's full potential, but to also have patience when we stumble. Please follow our development process via our website and provide your awesome feedback via our discussions here on Steam or on our community message board.read 8 Sep 20260–12 months10 years 10 months1084%Overdueby 9 years 10 months
Bernie Needs LoveProtomni Multimedia · entered 21 Aug 2015Bernie Needs LoveProtomni Multimedia · entered 21 Aug 2015By the end of 2016 is a realistic estimate. We are aware it might seem like a long time, but we really want to keep prioritizing quality and content over speed.read 11 Sep 202616 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201611 years 1 month830%Overdueby 9 years 9 months
Fringes of the EmpireLost Astronaut Studios · entered 16 Nov 2015Fringes of the EmpireLost Astronaut Studios · entered 16 Nov 20151-2 years because the dedicated but lone developer is only working part-time on this title. I am roping in some of the unbelievable goals, so maybe only 1 year, who knows. Why not perpetually improve it? I'm just a hobbyist -- my day job is working for PieceMaker.com -- but for about a dozen years I focused at least part time on games and have vicariously through friends manipulated and tweaked products that I also bought, played and enjoyed. My career's professional beginnings were in Open Source and as a professional web developer, working in medical and education. However, I've always at least hobbied as a game designer since 1991.read 12 Sep 202612–24 months10 years 10 months541%Overdueby 8 years 10 months
FLAMBERGEGame · entered 25 Mar 2015FLAMBERGEGame · entered 25 Mar 2015Unfortunately I can't make promises about when we will leave Early Access. 2019 is looking optimistic for finishing up a lot of major systems/content, so once that's done we'll have a better picture of release.read 11 Sep 20264 years 9 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201911 years 6 months242%Overdueby 6 years 9 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.