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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,370 in Early Access · 3,187 promises read · 1,076 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 12 Sep 2026
Overdue (636)On the clock (1,203)Graduated (26)No promise (531)
AppliedClock started in 2016Tag: 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
20261,1281,104242%2 months1,05994%36of 949 parsed—
202542242200%13 months38190%139of 329 parsed—
202422222200%2 years 1 month20391%118of 163 parsed—
202312112100%3 years 2 months11091%67of 89 parsed—
2022808000%4 years 2 months7189%47of 55 parsed—
2021585800%5 years 2 months5188%29of 38 parsed—
2020505000%6 years 1 month4692%23of 29 parsed—
2019474700%7 years 3 months47100%24of 27 parsed—
2018262600%8 years 1 month2492%15of 16 parsed—
2017313100%9 years 3 months3097%16of 18 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
At the Mountains of MadnessTeam Clockworks · entered 25 Mar 2016At the Mountains of MadnessTeam Clockworks · entered 25 Mar 2016We intend to have the project completed by 2017; Between 6 and 9 months.read 12 Sep 20266–9 months10 years 6 months1396%Overdueby 9 years 9 months
Star Rangers™ XEAwestruck Games · entered 6 Jul 2016Star Rangers™ XEAwestruck Games · entered 6 Jul 2016We are guessing approximately 9 months should do it.read 10 Sep 2026about 9 months10 years 2 months1358%Overdueby 9 years 5 months
Jeklynn HeightsVex Studios, LLC · entered 25 May 2016Jeklynn HeightsVex Studios, LLC · entered 25 May 2016Approximately 1 year.read 8 Sep 2026about 12 months10 years 4 months1030%Overdueby 9 years 4 months
Beyond Flesh and BloodPixelbomb Games · entered 1 Jun 2016Beyond Flesh and BloodPixelbomb Games · entered 1 Jun 2016Approximately 6-12 months.read 12 Sep 20266–12 months10 years 3 months1028%Overdueby 9 years 3 months
Faceted FlightThe Department of Silly Stuff · entered 5 Oct 2016Faceted FlightThe Department of Silly Stuff · entered 5 Oct 2016Faceted Flight will most likely be in Early Access for about 12 months.read 11 Sep 2026about 12 months9 years 11 months994%Overdueby 8 years 11 months
DemesneDemesnegame · entered 11 Mar 2016DemesneDemesnegame · entered 11 Mar 2016we hope that it will take 1-2 yearsread 10 Sep 202612–24 months10 years 6 months525%Overdueby 8 years 6 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.