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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,504 in Early Access · 3,408 promises read · 1,138 announced, not started

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Overdue (705)On the clock (1,257)Graduated (27)No promise (542)
AppliedClock started in 2025Tag: 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
20261,1661,141252%2 months1,10395%39of 992 parsed—
202544344300%13 months40992%153of 352 parsed—
202423523500%2 years 1 month21792%128of 175 parsed—
202312512500%3 years 2 months11491%70of 92 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 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
Backrooms: What's NextSUDT Games · entered 23 Jan 2025Backrooms: What's NextSUDT Games · entered 23 Jan 2025We estimate 2 month in early accessread 6 Sep 2026about 2 months20 months983%Overdueby 18 months
Dragoon AscensionSwiftcrushing · entered 6 Feb 2025Dragoon AscensionSwiftcrushing · entered 6 Feb 20252-4 months.read 12 Sep 20262–4 months19 months480%Overdueby 15 months
StillwoodSpring · entered 11 Jan 2025StillwoodSpring · entered 11 Jan 2025We estimate the Early Access phase to last around 6-8 months. This duration will allow us to implement improvements based on player feedback while maintaining a steady development pace.read 12 Sep 20266–8 months20 months251%Overdueby 12 months
WorshipChasing Rats Games · entered 16 Jul 2025WorshipChasing Rats Games · entered 16 Jul 2025We aim for 6 months of development before launching for full version. However, depending on Worship’s level of success during the Early Access phase, we will take more time to develop it and shape it into the game we truly want it to be.read 12 Sep 2026about 6 months14 months232%Overdueby 8 months
BodyRecordsMIROWIN · entered 17 Apr 2025BodyRecordsMIROWIN · entered 17 Apr 2025Our goal is to launch the full release in the end of 2025, with the exact date depending on the development progress and feedback received during the early access phase.read 11 Sep 20268 monthsuntil 31 Dec 202517 months211%Overdueby 9 months
AstronomicsNumizmatic · entered 10 Feb 2025AstronomicsNumizmatic · entered 10 Feb 2025We plan to remain in Early Access for approximately 8-10 months. The length of the Early Access stage will be driven by the feedback and response of the community.read 12 Sep 20268–10 months19 months191%Overdueby 9 months
Back in Service: a Metro DriverDominik Vojta · entered 27 Jan 2025Back in Service: a Metro DriverDominik Vojta · entered 27 Jan 2025For about one year.the store says it leaves Early Access on 18 Dec 2026about 12 months20 months163%Overdueby 8 months
SCP: Containment Breach 2Mixarar · entered 4 Jul 2025SCP: Containment Breach 2Mixarar · entered 4 Jul 2025Probably around 10 months, but we hope to release it fasterread 5 Sep 2026about 10 months14 months143%Overdueby 4 months
PrimordialisKyler Natividad · entered 2 Jul 2025PrimordialisKyler Natividad · entered 2 Jul 2025I'm estimating that it will be in early access for about 1 year, however estimating development time is hard so this is very approximate.read 5 Sep 2026about 12 months14 months120%Overdueby 2 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.