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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,053 in Early Access · 4,265 promises read · 1,377 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 15 Sep 2026
Overdue (1,011)On the clock (1,420)Graduated (37)No promise (622)
AppliedClock started in 2022Tag: PuzzleClear 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
20261,2901,257333%2 months1,24296%52of 1,115 parsed—
202553253200%14 months50395%196of 433 parsed—
202427127100%2 years 1 month25895%156of 208 parsed—
202315015000%3 years 2 months14194%90of 117 parsed—
202210010000%4 years 2 months9595%60of 72 parsed—
2021797900%5 years 2 months7291%47of 57 parsed—
2020686800%6 years 2 months6799%39of 46 parsed—
2019595900%7 years 3 months59100%33of 36 parsed—
2018444400%8 years 3 months4295%31of 32 parsed—
2017767600%9 years 3 months7599%45of 48 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
The Forest PrisonVlad Cristian · entered 4 Jun 2022The Forest PrisonVlad Cristian · entered 4 Jun 2022We're planning to keep The Forest Prison in Early Access for about six months. The full release of the game is expected to be in Q2 2022.read 6 Sep 2026about 6 months4 years 3 months857%Overdueby 3 years 9 months
The BackroomsIonized Games · entered 29 Oct 2022The BackroomsIonized Games · entered 29 Oct 2022The game will be in early access for approximately 6 months. During that time there are 3 core priorities: Improving the game loop mechanics for maximum tension Expanding the types of environments available as you navigate the maze Increase the number of different creatures that will haunt youread 10 Sep 2026about 6 months3 years 11 months776%Overdueby 3 years 5 months
Inside the BackroomsMrFatcat · entered 20 Jun 2022Inside the BackroomsMrFatcat · entered 20 Jun 2022We estimate 1 year in early accessread 5 Sep 2026about 12 months4 years 3 months424%Overdueby 3 years 3 months
Escape PurgatoryJamBit Games · entered 22 Oct 2022Escape PurgatoryJamBit Games · entered 22 Oct 2022For Escape Purgatory (EP)'s beta build, we're aiming to be in early access for approximately two more years (until 2028). This time frame will allow us to gather player feedback, fine-tune new features, and ensure the game is polished before the full release. Our alpha phase lasted two years, and now one year in our beta phase with all the groundwork we've laid, we're confident this next stage will bring us closer to the full vision we want to share. Thank you for being part of the journey!the store says it leaves Early Access on 1 Oct 202812–24 months3 years 11 months195%Overdueby 23 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.