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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,790 in Early Access · 3,867 promises read · 1,272 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (870)On the clock (1,343)Graduated (27)No promise (577)
AppliedClock started in 2020Tag: 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
20261,2241,199252%2 months1,17096%46of 1,054 parsed—
202549449400%13 months46494%175of 397 parsed—
202426226200%2 years 1 month24895%149of 201 parsed—
202313813800%3 years 2 months12893%82of 105 parsed—
2022939300%4 years 2 months8692%55of 66 parsed—
2021747400%5 years 2 months6791%43of 52 parsed—
2020595900%6 years 2 months5898%30of 37 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018373700%8 years 3 months3595%27of 28 parsed—
2017494900%9 years 3 months4898%27of 29 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 months2526%Overdueby 6 years 1 month
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
The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 3 Aug 2020The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 3 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
SlashvivalHard Shark Games · entered 17 Mar 2020SlashvivalHard Shark Games · entered 17 Mar 2020We estimate that the game it will still 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 10 Sep 2026about 18 months6 years 6 months433%Overdueby 5 years
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 12 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.