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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,130 in Early Access · 2,707 promises read · 921 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 11 Sep 2026
Overdue (512)On the clock (1,112)Graduated (20)No promise (506)
AppliedTag: AutomationClear 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
20261,0711,053182%1 month98692%32of 891 parsed—
202538938900%13 months33987%126of 295 parsed—
202419119100%2 years 1 month16988%101of 137 parsed—
202311011000%3 years 2 months9687%55of 75 parsed—
2022767600%4 years 2 months6788%43of 51 parsed—
2021505000%5 years 1 month4284%24of 32 parsed—
2020444400%6 years 1 month3989%19of 23 parsed—
2019393900%7 years 3 months39100%19of 22 parsed—
2018212100%8 years 1 month1990%10of 11 parsed—
2017191900%9 years 3 months1895%8of 10 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
StationeersRocketWerkz · entered 12 Dec 2017StationeersRocketWerkz · entered 12 Dec 2017Stationeers entered Early Access in late 2017 and has been updated *57* times since! That's approximately 2.19 updates per month, 0.51 updates per week and... 0.072 updates per day! We're committed to delivering these consistent and substantial updates to the game until both we and our community consider the game ready for a v1.0 release.read 9 Sep 20261 monthuntil 31 Dec 20178 years 9 months10498%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
Dyson Sphere ProgramGamirror Games · entered 21 Jan 2021Dyson Sphere ProgramGamirror Games · entered 21 Jan 2021Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.read 6 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 8 months564%Overdueby 4 years 8 months
Final FactoryNever Games Limited · entered 9 Apr 2024Final FactoryNever Games Limited · entered 9 Apr 202418 monthsread 9 Sep 2026about 18 months2 years 5 months162%Overdueby 11 months
Deepest WorldLDFQ · entered 2 Sep 2024Deepest WorldLDFQ · entered 2 Sep 2024Until ~2025.read 10 Sep 202616 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20252 years152%Overdueby 8 months
Returns Outlet SimulatorTwisted Twice Games · entered 15 Aug 2025Returns Outlet SimulatorTwisted Twice Games · entered 15 Aug 2025The game is expected to be in Early Access for approximately 9 months, though this timeline could shift due to potential development challenges.read 7 Sep 2026about 9 months13 months143%Overdueby 4 months
Captain of IndustryMaFi Games · entered 31 May 2022Captain of IndustryMaFi Games · entered 31 May 2022Our timeline is still uncertain, but we expect 2-4 more years in EA (as of 2026). We’ll leave Early Access when the game is feature-complete to our vision and meets our quality bar.read 10 Sep 202624–48 months4 years 3 months107%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.