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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,497 in Early Access · 3,393 promises read · 1,132 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 13 Sep 2026
Overdue (701)On the clock (1,253)Graduated (27)No promise (543)
AppliedClock started in 2024Tag: 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
20261,1631,138252%2 months1,09994%39of 988 parsed—
202544244200%13 months40792%151of 350 parsed—
202423423400%2 years 1 month21692%128of 175 parsed—
202312412400%3 years 2 months11391%69of 91 parsed—
2022868600%4 years 2 months7891%51of 61 parsed—
2021616100%5 years 2 months5489%32of 41 parsed—
2020525200%6 years 1 month4994%25of 31 parsed—
2019505000%7 years 2 months50100%26of 29 parsed—
2018303000%8 years 2 months2893%19of 20 parsed—
2017363600%9 years 3 months3597%17of 19 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
PILGRIMDESPERATE MEASURES · entered 31 May 2024PILGRIMDESPERATE MEASURES · entered 31 May 2024Approximately 5-6 months. The plan is to fine tune the game, add new areas, develop monsters, items and more and then to flesh out end game content.read 12 Sep 20265–6 months2 years 3 months457%Overdueby 21 months
Broken WorldN777 · entered 7 Mar 2024Broken WorldN777 · entered 7 Mar 2024From 4 months to 10 monthsread 11 Sep 20264–10 months2 years 6 months302%Overdueby 20 months
Taora : SurvivalTulpar Games · entered 23 May 2024Taora : SurvivalTulpar Games · entered 23 May 2024Taora : Survival will be in Early Access until we satisfied with gameplay and mechanics. It will take approximately one year after Early Access release.read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months2 years 4 months231%Overdueby 16 months
Behind The BackroomsSupKai · entered 25 Jul 2024Behind The BackroomsSupKai · entered 25 Jul 2024I'm estimating 1 year in early access.read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months2 years 2 months214%Overdueby 14 months
Starwisp HyperdriveGhost Cat Games · entered 3 Apr 2024Starwisp HyperdriveGhost Cat Games · entered 3 Apr 2024About two years, with a full release planned in early 2026.read 8 Sep 2026about 2 years2 years 5 months122%Overdueby 5 months
Pinhead AdventuresNeversold · entered 8 Apr 2024Pinhead AdventuresNeversold · entered 8 Apr 2024Pinhead Adventures will be in Early Access for two years.read 11 Sep 2026about 2 years2 years 5 months122%Overdueby 5 months
Ships At SeaMisc Games · entered 23 May 2024Ships At SeaMisc Games · entered 23 May 2024We currently expect Ships At Sea to remain in Early Access for at least another 1–2 years as we continue expanding and polishing the experience. The upcoming updates planned for 2026 will complete the planned Class 4 progression, including wind turbine supply operations with deployable daughter crafts, ferry gameplay, and crab and lobster fishing. After that, development will continue toward the final planned Class 5 ships and their related gameplay systems.read 12 Sep 202612–24 months2 years 4 months115%Overdueby 4 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.