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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,448 in Early Access · 3,317 promises read · 1,112 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 12 Sep 2026
Overdue (677)On the clock (1,231)Graduated (27)No promise (540)
AppliedClock started in 2023Tag: Open WorldClear 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
20261,1481,123252%2 months1,08294%38of 971 parsed—
202543443400%13 months39791%145of 340 parsed—
202422922900%2 years 1 month21092%124of 170 parsed—
202312212200%3 years 2 months11191%67of 89 parsed—
2022828200%4 years 2 months7490%49of 58 parsed—
2021606000%5 years 2 months5388%31of 40 parsed—
2020515100%6 years 1 month4894%24of 30 parsed—
2019505000%7 years 2 months50100%26of 29 parsed—
2018303000%8 years 2 months2893%19of 20 parsed—
2017353500%9 years 3 months3497%17of 19 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
SurroundedNightmare Studios · entered 14 Jul 2023SurroundedNightmare Studios · entered 14 Jul 2023We want to make Surrounded as good, scary & flawless as possible. Because of that, it's hard to estimate how long exactly we will be in Early Access, however, a non-accurate estimation would be 6-8 months.the store says it leaves Early Access on 16 Oct 20266–8 months3 years 2 months475%Overdueby 2 years 6 months
ZED ZONEINDIECN · entered 30 Mar 2023ZED ZONEINDIECN · entered 30 Mar 2023I think Early Access will last from 4 months to 1 year. It depends on the feedback I get. Including the player's reviews and suggestions, the sales of the game, and the number of players. There are some functions that will be completed anyway. These functions can be completed in about 4 months to half a year. The other parts depend on the Early Access. I hope that these updates will be completed in 1 year. The game may still be updated after the full release.read 12 Sep 20264–12 months3 years 5 months346%Overdueby 2 years 5 months
ASURAGAMEINDY · entered 18 Jul 2023ASURAGAMEINDY · entered 18 Jul 2023We expect to release the Full Windows PC Version in mid-2024.read 9 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 30 Jun 20243 years 2 months344%Overdueby 2 years 3 months
ARK: Survival AscendedStudio Wildcard · entered 26 Oct 2023ARK: Survival AscendedStudio Wildcard · entered 26 Oct 2023We're expecting to be in Early Access until the end of 2024. That said, as we get farther down our development path, we'll share continued updates that help to define a more specific timeline for bringing the game out of early access.read 12 Sep 202614 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20242 years 11 months247%Overdueby 21 months
Will You Wheel?Noon Games · entered 29 Nov 2023Will You Wheel?Noon Games · entered 29 Nov 2023I’m not entirely sure. The map is huge and tough to populate, and we still need to add lots of races and customization options. I’d estimate it’ll take about two years.read 12 Sep 2026about 2 years2 years 9 months139%Overdueby 9 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.