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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,991 in Early Access · 2,417 promises read · 810 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 10 Sep 2026
Overdue (454)On the clock (1,049)Graduated (15)No promise (488)
AppliedClock started in 2018×Tag: Multiplayer×Clear 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
20261,0141,002121%1 month92191%29of 839 parsed—
202537437310%13 months32386%121of 279 parsed—
202417817800%2 years 1 month15688%92of 125 parsed—
202310310300%3 years 2 months8986%51of 71 parsed—
2022737300%4 years 2 months6488%40of 48 parsed—
2021505000%5 years 1 month4182%23of 31 parsed—
2020434300%6 years 1 month3888%18of 22 parsed—
2019373700%7 years 3 months37100%18of 21 parsed—
2018212100%8 years 1 month1990%10of 11 parsed—
2017171700%9 years 3 months1694%7of 9 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Radical HeightsBoss Key Productions · entered 10 Apr 2018Radical HeightsBoss Key Productions · entered 10 Apr 2018Our current plan is to be in Early Access for about a year. This gives us time to solidify the foundation of the game with our community, build out additional features, and develop a solid understanding of what works, what doesn't, and flesh out a full release content plan based on what we think is right for the game.read 7 Sep 2026about 12 months8 years 5 months842%Overdueby 7 years 5 months
SpyPartyChris Hecker · entered 12 Apr 2018SpyPartyChris Hecker · entered 12 Apr 2018I am very bad at estimating dates, but I think it will be in Early Access about two years (uh, obviously this was a big underestimate!). I'm a perfectionist, and hopefully you can see the trendline from how the game started with the original prototype art (you can catch a glimpse of some if you look for the waiter or bartender in the screenshots above) to where it is now. You're invited to come along for the next part of this ride!read 10 Sep 2026about 2 years8 years 5 months421%Overdueby 6 years 5 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.