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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,585 in Early Access · 3,553 promises read · 1,192 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 13 Sep 2026
Overdue (750)On the clock (1,282)Graduated (27)No promise (553)
AppliedClock started in 2025Tag: 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
20261,1831,158252%2 months1,12395%42of 1,011 parsed—
202545445400%13 months42093%155of 359 parsed—
202424724700%2 years 1 month23194%138of 187 parsed—
202312712700%3 years 2 months11792%72of 95 parsed—
2022878700%4 years 2 months7991%52of 62 parsed—
2021656500%5 years 2 months5889%35of 44 parsed—
2020545400%6 years 2 months5194%26of 33 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018323200%8 years 2 months3094%21of 22 parsed—
2017404000%9 years 3 months3998%19of 21 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
DREADZONEEshed · entered 17 Jul 2025DREADZONEEshed · entered 17 Jul 2025Dreadzone will be in Early Access for around 3 to 6 months, depending on the content we want to add and the feedback we receive from players. This time will allow us to refine the experience, add more features, and address any issues before the full release.read 8 Sep 20263–6 months14 months232%Overdueby 8 months
Rise Of TransportSoftdimension Games · entered 1 Sep 2025Rise Of TransportSoftdimension Games · entered 1 Sep 2025While development can be unpredictable at times, the game will be available in early access for approximately 6 months.read 8 Sep 2026about 6 months12 months207%Overdueby 6 months
Chernobylite 2: Exclusion ZoneThe Farm 51 · entered 6 Mar 2025Chernobylite 2: Exclusion ZoneThe Farm 51 · entered 6 Mar 2025We estimate about 6-10 months. This is the time required to let your feedback influence a project of this scale and to validate together changes made during Early Access.read 7 Sep 20266–10 months18 months183%Overdueby 8 months
RuneScape: DragonwildsJagex Ltd · entered 15 Apr 2025RuneScape: DragonwildsJagex Ltd · entered 15 Apr 2025As long as it takes! Our current estimation is that the game will be ready to leave Early Access in early 2026, but we want to spend the time to get everything right to make sure that our players get a complete, satisfying experience that you'll want to revisit with friends again and again.the store says it leaves Early Access on 15 Sep 202611 monthsuntil 31 Mar 202617 months154%Overdueby 6 months
House of LegacyThermite Games · entered 15 May 2025House of LegacyThermite Games · entered 15 May 2025We expect Early Access to last around 9 months to a year, but it may take longer depending on how much new content we end up adding.read 5 Sep 20269–12 months16 months133%Overdueby 4 months
Devil Spire FallsIthiro Sumi · entered 6 Jul 2025Devil Spire FallsIthiro Sumi · entered 6 Jul 2025It will take one year to add all the content that is needed for the game to be considered finished. Further updates and expansions are also possible after that, depending on how well-received the game is. The game has indeed sold, and was well received, enough that we can afford to continue developing it for years to come, but always delivering you a new content Update every week! Not to mention, the pile of suggestions and wishes the players have is too big to ignore!read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months14 months119%Overdueby 2 months
Tropical Monster GirlsSweet Cakes Games · entered 25 Jul 2025Tropical Monster GirlsSweet Cakes Games · entered 25 Jul 2025We're aiming for a year in early access, but this could change based on feedback.read 11 Sep 2026about 12 months14 months114%Overdueby 2 months
Wicked IslandRawDarkness · entered 21 Aug 2025Wicked IslandRawDarkness · entered 21 Aug 2025I aim to release the game fully within 1 year of releasing in early access.read 5 Sep 20260–12 months13 months106%Overdueby 3 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.