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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,562 in Early Access · 3,519 promises read · 1,183 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 13 Sep 2026
Overdue (738)On the clock (1,273)Graduated (27)No promise (551)
AppliedClock started in 2022Tag: ExplorationClear 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
20261,1751,150252%2 months1,11395%40of 1,002 parsed—
202545245200%13 months41892%154of 358 parsed—
202424524500%2 years 1 month22993%137of 185 parsed—
202312712700%3 years 2 months11792%72of 95 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 parsed—
2021636300%5 years 2 months5689%34of 43 parsed—
2020545400%6 years 2 months5194%26of 32 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018313100%8 years 2 months2994%20of 21 parsed—
2017383800%9 years 3 months3797%18of 20 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Ship Simulator RealisticGregory Nikolaidis · entered 11 Jan 2022Ship Simulator RealisticGregory Nikolaidis · entered 11 Jan 2022The Early Access is expected to last from 1 to 2 years.read 7 Sep 202612–24 months4 years 8 months234%Overdueby 2 years 8 months
Infinite VoyagercGh ONE · entered 4 Feb 2022Infinite VoyagercGh ONE · entered 4 Feb 2022Infinite Voyager will be in Early Access for 12 to 24 months, tops. This will give enough time for all the updates and bug testing I need to get the game ready for a full release.read 13 Sep 202612–24 months4 years 7 months230%Overdueby 2 years 7 months
TerritoryThreat Vector · entered 9 Jul 2022TerritoryThreat Vector · entered 9 Jul 20221 to 2 years. However, I won't declare any set timeframes so we can make it as good as it can be. That also depends on the level of community engagement. The game can be continuously expanded with new maps and more features.read 13 Sep 202612–24 months4 years 2 months209%Overdueby 2 years 2 months
StardeusParadox Arc · entered 12 Oct 2022StardeusParadox Arc · entered 12 Oct 20222-3 years or more.read 12 Sep 202624–36 months3 years 11 months131%Overdueby 11 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.