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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,089 in Early Access · 2,605 promises read · 888 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 11 Sep 2026
Overdue (496)On the clock (1,092)Graduated (15)No promise (501)
AppliedClock started in 2022Tag: Base BuildingClear 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
20261,0501,037131%1 month96292%30of 874 parsed—
202538538500%13 months33587%126of 291 parsed—
202418618600%2 years 1 month16488%97of 132 parsed—
202310710700%3 years 2 months9387%54of 74 parsed—
2022767600%4 years 2 months6788%43of 51 parsed—
2021505000%5 years 1 month4182%23of 31 parsed—
2020434300%6 years 1 month3888%18of 22 parsed—
2019404000%7 years 3 months40100%20of 23 parsed—
2018212100%8 years 1 month1990%10of 11 parsed—
2017191900%9 years 3 months1895%8of 10 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
SapiensMajic Jungle · entered 26 Jul 2022SapiensMajic Jungle · entered 26 Jul 2022Sapiens may be in early access for a couple of years or more. There is a lot of potential, so it makes sense to take the time to get it right.read 11 Sep 202624–36 months4 years 2 months138%Overdueby 14 months
StardeusParadox Arc · entered 12 Oct 2022StardeusParadox Arc · entered 12 Oct 20222-3 years or more.read 10 Sep 202624–36 months3 years 11 months131%Overdueby 11 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.