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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,227 in Early Access · 2,908 promises read · 985 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 11 Sep 2026
Overdue (560)On the clock (1,154)Graduated (21)No promise (513)
AppliedClock started in 2024Tag: MultiplayerClear 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
20261,0941,075192%1 month1,01693%34of 916 parsed—
202540240200%13 months35889%130of 311 parsed—
202420620600%2 years 1 month18690%109of 149 parsed—
202311411400%3 years 2 months10289%60of 81 parsed—
2022777700%4 years 2 months6888%44of 52 parsed—
2021545400%5 years 1 month4787%27of 36 parsed—
2020464600%6 years 1 month4189%20of 25 parsed—
2019424200%7 years 3 months42100%20of 23 parsed—
2018232300%8 years 1 month2191%12of 13 parsed—
2017212100%9 years 2 months2095%10of 12 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
BloodLightGalactic Games · entered 24 Jun 2024BloodLightGalactic Games · entered 24 Jun 2024The length of the pre-access will be within a few weeks. We are planning on 1 to 2 months.read 7 Sep 20261–2 months2 years 3 months1330%Overdueby 2 years 1 month
OneKindDionysoft · entered 12 Sep 2024OneKindDionysoft · entered 12 Sep 2024We think Early Access will last 6 months. The exact time may vary depending on the development process, but we will be sure to keep you updated throughout the entire process.read 7 Sep 2026about 6 months2 years400%Overdueby 18 months
Liar's BarCurve Animation · entered 2 Oct 2024Liar's BarCurve Animation · entered 2 Oct 2024Liar's Bar will be in Early Access for 6 months. During this time, we'll add new content, optimize gameplay, and refine features based on your feedback.read 6 Sep 2026about 6 months23 months389%Overdueby 17 months
Shadow PrisonerKizawaya · entered 6 Dec 2024Shadow PrisonerKizawaya · entered 6 Dec 2024Early access is scheduled to end in 2024 at the earliest. At the latest, it is scheduled to end around spring 2025.read 11 Sep 20266 monthsuntil 31 May 202521 months353%Overdueby 15 months
BLOCKPOST MOBILESkullcap Studios · entered 18 Feb 2024BLOCKPOST MOBILESkullcap Studios · entered 18 Feb 2024At this point, we're looking at about a year-long cycle of refining the game in player feedback mode, as part of early access.read 10 Sep 2026about 12 months2 years 7 months257%Overdueby 19 months
Broken WarN777 · entered 1 Aug 2024Broken WarN777 · entered 1 Aug 2024From 5 months to 10 monthsread 11 Sep 20265–10 months2 years 1 month254%Overdueby 15 months
Zector 7SocksandGoats Studios · entered 25 Oct 2024Zector 7SocksandGoats Studios · entered 25 Oct 2024It depends on your feedback and the level of fun and polish I can put into the game. My current goal is to take the game out of Early Access within a year. I firmly believe that by then I can offer a game that is worthy of your time, money and will bring you fun for years to come.read 10 Sep 20260–12 months23 months188%Overdueby 11 months
Fast Food SimulatorNo Ceiling Games · entered 10 Dec 2024Fast Food SimulatorNo Ceiling Games · entered 10 Dec 2024We plan to keep our game in early access for approximately 6 months to 1 year. However, this timeframe may not always be exact. Depending on the feedback from the community and the new features we plan to add, this period may vary. Our goal is to make the game as good as possible before moving to the full release.read 6 Sep 20266–12 months21 months175%Overdueby 9 months
ASKAThunderful Publishing · entered 20 Jun 2024ASKAThunderful Publishing · entered 20 Jun 2024We are scheduled to launch the game in 2025, with ongoing reviews and adjustments based on community feedback to ensure the game evolves in line with community expectations and desires.read 8 Sep 202618 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20252 years 3 months149%Overdueby 9 months
Dark and DarkerIRONMACE · entered 7 Jun 2024Dark and DarkerIRONMACE · entered 7 Jun 2024We expect the game to be in Early Access for approximately 12 to 24 months.read 6 Sep 202612–24 months2 years 3 months113%Overdueby 3 months
Mushiverse - Online BoardgameExistence Byte Studios · entered 30 Aug 2024Mushiverse - Online BoardgameExistence Byte Studios · entered 30 Aug 2024Our early access phase will end once we have optimized the bugs and the balance of characters and villages to an optimal level, meaning when we can say that our game is fully ready. According to our estimates, this will take approximately 1.5 to 2 years.read 10 Sep 202618–24 months2 years102%Overdueby 2 weeks
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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.