How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,556 in Early Access · 3,504 promises read · 1,176 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,173 | 1,148 | 252% | 2 months | 1,11095% | 40of 999 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 451 | 451 | 00% | 13 months | 41792% | 154of 357 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 244 | 244 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 22893% | 136of 184 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 | 63 | 63 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 5689% | 34of 43 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | 00% | 6 years 2 months | 5194% | 26of 32 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 53100% | 27of 30 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | 00% | 8 years 2 months | 2994% | 20of 21 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 3797% | 18of 20 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepworldDeepworld | We hope to finally move out of Early Access in the next several months.read 10 Sep 2026 | 3–9 months | 11 years 5 months | 1519% | Overdueby 10 years 8 months | |
| CodeSpellsCodeSpells | Originally, we had planned to release the full game in Summer of 2016. However, while we were working and listening to our beta testers, we realized that our in-game systems for explaining coding and motivating people to create spells were lacking. Tutorials were a feature we had subconsciously relegated to the unreached NPC Stretch Goal of our Kickstarter campaign, but we have realized since then that in order to create a truly accessible and enjoyable experience, we should have a more interactive coding window, and perhaps even a small guided campaign where players could test their skills. However, the campaign mode is a dream goal, and last on our list. Our primary concern is to make the best procedurally-generated spell-crafting sandbox game the world has ever known. We are so grateful for everyone’s help in making CodeSpells as magical as we all want it to be. We hope you will continue to give us feedback as we bear down on the final product.read 10 Sep 2026 | 11 monthsuntil 31 Aug 2016 | 11 years | 1199% | Overdueby 10 years 1 month | |
| Sketch TalesSketch Tales | We expect 9-12 months of further development and polishing of the game before it's ready for the release. There is still a ton of features to add, polish and tweak before the game meets our vision and your expectations.read 12 Sep 2026 | 9–12 months | 11 years | 1096% | Overdueby 10 years | |
| Astral TerraAstral Terra | Our current projected timeline is a little under 1 year until final release - May 2018. As a small indie with amateur developers, our supporters will be our largest ally in getting this project developed and realizing it's full potential, but to also have patience when we stumble. Please follow our development process via our website and provide your awesome feedback via our discussions here on Steam or on our community message board.read 8 Sep 2026 | 0–12 months | 10 years 10 months | 1084% | Overdueby 9 years 10 months | |
| Automation - The Car Company Tycoon GameAutomation - The Car Company Tycoon Game | Automation continues to be in active development, and will continue to be in development for the foreseeable future. Once the three-part Supercharger Update suite is completed, tentatively planned for early-to-mid 2026, Automation’s Car and Engine Designers will be considered feature complete according to our original plans, and development will re-focus on Campaign Mode.read 12 Sep 2026 | 11 years 4 monthsuntil 30 Jun 2026 | 11 years 6 months | 102% | Overdueby 2 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.