How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,235 in Early Access · 2,921 promises read · 988 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,096 | 1,077 | 192% | 1 month | 1,01893% | 34of 918 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 403 | 403 | 00% | 13 months | 35989% | 130of 311 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 207 | 207 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 18790% | 109of 150 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 10390% | 61of 82 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 6888% | 44of 52 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 00% | 5 years 1 month | 4787% | 27of 36 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | 00% | 6 years 1 month | 4189% | 20of 25 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 42100% | 20of 23 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 2191% | 12of 13 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | 00% | 9 years 2 months | 2095% | 10of 12 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Club SimulatorNight Club Simulator | We anticipate the Early Access phase to last approximately 3 to 6 months. During this time, the game will receive regular updates with new content, improvements, and tweaks based on player feedback.read 7 Sep 2026 | 3–6 months | 13 months | 224% | Overdueby 7 months | |
| Small SpacesSmall Spaces | 8-9 months.read 5 Sep 2026 | 8–9 months | 16 months | 173% | Overdueby 7 months | |
| Bunker Constructor SimulatorBunker Constructor Simulator | At this moment, the release is planned about six months after the start of early access. However, this deadline can be changed if there are many interesting requests from the players. Any release date changes will be posted on the game's page.read 6 Sep 2026 | about 6 months | 9 months | 148% | Overdueby 3 months | |
| AviassemblyAviassembly | Although it's difficult to provide an exact timeline at this stage, my current plan is to exit early access sometime between late 2025 and early 2026.read 5 Sep 2026 | 12 monthsuntil 31 Mar 2026 | 17 months | 142% | Overdueby 5 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.