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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,244 in Early Access · 2,946 promises read · 1,000 announced, not started

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Overdue (570)On the clock (1,161)Graduated (22)No promise (513)
AppliedClock started in 2015Tag: RPGClear 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
20261,1001,080202%2 months1,02293%34of 921 parsed—
202540440400%13 months36189%131of 313 parsed—
202420720700%2 years 1 month18790%109of 150 parsed—
202311611600%3 years 2 months10591%63of 84 parsed—
2022787800%4 years 2 months6988%45of 53 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—
2018242400%8 years2292%13of 14 parsed—
2017212100%9 years 2 months2095%10of 12 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
DecromancerUNIT9 · entered 13 Oct 2015DecromancerUNIT9 · entered 13 Oct 2015Depending on how many bugs are found we expect between 1 and 2 months.read 11 Sep 20261–2 months10 years 11 months6549%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
Soul LocusFat Loot Games · entered 30 Apr 2015Soul LocusFat Loot Games · entered 30 Apr 2015Soul Locus is expected to be in Early Access for approximately 2 to 3 more months. Depending on balance and feedback from the community, this timeframe could change as needed to ensure a high quality final product. The primary focuses of Early Access are: Reach out and find our core fanbase and get them involved in the early stages of game development. Get the game to a beautiful, fun and launch-ready state. Make sure game elements are balanced to make for an interesting progression, and to make modes such as Endless appropriately challenging. You can access development status and more detailed blog entries about what we're working on at .read 11 Sep 20262–3 months11 years 4 months4548%Overdueby 11 years 1 month
DungeonRiftRiftyGames · entered 1 Jul 2015DungeonRiftRiftyGames · entered 1 Jul 2015We're planning to release the game in 3 months of Early Access.read 11 Sep 2026about 3 months11 years 2 months4480%Overdueby 10 years 11 months
Forsaken Fortress StrategyKISS ltd · entered 18 Sep 2015Forsaken Fortress StrategyKISS ltd · entered 18 Sep 2015We plan to be in Early Access for approximately 3 months, but this largely depends on the feedback received from the community.read 10 Sep 2026about 3 months11 years4394%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
C-WarsOnipunks · entered 13 Aug 2015C-WarsOnipunks · entered 13 Aug 2015We plan on having early access available up until the full release of the game. We hope to have the game released by end of 2015 depending on the feedback we receive.read 8 Sep 20265 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201511 years 1 month2660%Overdueby 10 years 8 months
Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantBack To Basics Gaming · entered 3 Feb 2015Terra Incognita Chapter One: The DescendantBack To Basics Gaming · entered 3 Feb 2015I originally estimated that Terra would be in early access for around 6 months, this has not been the case for the following reason. The game is now bigger, more content is available and will continue to be added until completion. Rather than just pulling all the content from the broken c# build. I've remade a lot of the artwork, added new story line branches, new towns etcread 8 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years 7 months2321%Overdueby 11 years 1 month
New kind of adventureBack To Basics Gaming · entered 4 Jun 2015New kind of adventureBack To Basics Gaming · entered 4 Jun 2015We plan to have NKOA in Early Access for around 6 months.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years 3 months2255%Overdueby 10 years 9 months
SnarfQuest TalesCellbloc Studios · entered 15 Sep 2015SnarfQuest TalesCellbloc Studios · entered 15 Sep 2015We are looking to be in Early Access for the next six months, during which time we will be working on creating more stories and adding additional characters to the game.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months11 years2198%Overdueby 10 years 6 months
You Are Not The HeroToMorning Productions · entered 2 Jun 2015You Are Not The HeroToMorning Productions · entered 2 Jun 2015The game will be in Early Access for at least 2 months, and up to 7 months.read 8 Sep 20262–7 months11 years 3 months1934%Overdueby 10 years 8 months
ExanimaBare Mettle Entertainment · entered 29 Apr 2015ExanimaBare Mettle Entertainment · entered 29 Apr 2015Around six to nine months, give or take three months! Honestly, we can't provide an exact timeframe as there are many factors involved, some of which are beyond our control. These include feedback from a wider community and, ultimately, Exanima's success which will determine our budget going forward.read 5 Sep 20266–9 months11 years 4 months1516%Overdueby 10 years 7 months
FLAMBERGEGame · entered 25 Mar 2015FLAMBERGEGame · entered 25 Mar 2015Unfortunately I can't make promises about when we will leave Early Access. 2019 is looking optimistic for finishing up a lot of major systems/content, so once that's done we'll have a better picture of release.read 11 Sep 20264 years 9 monthsuntil 31 Dec 201911 years 6 months241%Overdueby 6 years 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.