How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,573 in Early Access · 3,535 promises read · 1,188 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,179 | 1,154 | 252% | 2 months | 1,11795% | 42of 1,005 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 452 | 452 | 00% | 13 months | 41892% | 154of 358 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 246 | 246 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 23093% | 138of 186 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 127 | 127 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 11792% | 72of 95 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 7991% | 52of 62 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 5889% | 35of 44 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | 00% | 6 years 2 months | 5194% | 26of 33 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 53100% | 27of 30 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | 00% | 8 years 2 months | 3094% | 21of 22 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 3897% | 19of 21 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natal PerdidoNatal Perdido | 6 months.read 12 Sep 2026 | about 6 months | 4 years 5 months | 880% | Overdueby 3 years 11 months | |
| Retirement SimulatorRetirement Simulator | We plan to gradually introduce major updates to Retirement Simulator with new wish routes, new gameplay, and the choice of playing as a female protagonist over at least 12 months or so in the future. Since there is still room for optimization in the game, we will still update the game after the initial 12 months, with the priority of improving the player's experience.read 12 Sep 2026 | about 12 months | 4 years 5 months | 440% | Overdueby 3 years 5 months | |
| Kingdom Under Fire: War of HeroesKingdom Under Fire: War of Heroes | 1 yearread 7 Sep 2026 | about 12 months | 3 years 9 months | 377% | Overdueby 2 years 9 months | |
| Chaos ChainChaos Chain | Chaos Chain will be in Early Access for some time - likely at least a year or two from the time of its initial release. That time period may fluctuate a bit, but that is a fairly reasonable approximation. It just all depends on how things go and how long community requests take to implement. The main goal is to deliver polished content, so bug fixes will always be the number one priority. ***Depending on the amount and size of community requests, this time may extend further to compensate and include things as development goes on.***read 9 Sep 2026 | 12–24 months | 4 years 8 months | 231% | Overdueby 2 years 8 months | |
| DungeoneerDungeoneer | I estimate Early Access will last through 2024, but I may add additional content as time goes on even past then. I work on this project alone so it is hard to estimate all of the plans I have in store for Dungeoneer.read 11 Sep 2026 | 2 years 8 monthsuntil 31 Dec 2024 | 4 years 5 months | 164% | Overdueby 21 months | |
| The Elf MaidenThe Elf Maiden | A couple yearsread 11 Sep 2026 | 24–36 months | 4 years 4 months | 144% | Overdueby 16 months | |
| Robber KnightRobber Knight | We hope that in December 2025 - March 2026read 12 Sep 2026 | 3 years 8 monthsuntil 31 Mar 2026 | 4 years 2 months | 113% | Overdueby 6 months |
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.