How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,355 in Early Access · 3,160 promises read · 1,067 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,126 | 1,102 | 242% | 2 months | 1,05694% | 35of 946 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 419 | 419 | 00% | 13 months | 37890% | 138of 326 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 216 | 216 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 19791% | 114of 158 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 11091% | 67of 89 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 7189% | 47of 55 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 5188% | 29of 38 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 | 00% | 6 years 1 month | 4692% | 23of 29 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 47 | 47 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 47100% | 24of 27 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 2492% | 15of 16 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 2997% | 15of 17 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns Outlet SimulatorReturns Outlet Simulator | The 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 2026 | about 9 months | 13 months | 144% | Overdueby 4 months |
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.