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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,756 in Early Access · 3,819 promises read · 1,262 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (851)On the clock (1,334)Graduated (27)No promise (571)
AppliedClock started in 2020Tag: SandboxClear 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
20261,2191,194252%2 months1,16495%46of 1,049 parsed—
202548848800%13 months45794%171of 391 parsed—
202425725700%2 years 1 month24395%147of 197 parsed—
202313613600%3 years 2 months12693%81of 104 parsed—
2022939300%4 years 2 months8692%55of 66 parsed—
2021737300%5 years 2 months6690%42of 51 parsed—
2020575700%6 years 2 months5698%30of 37 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018373700%8 years 3 months3595%27of 28 parsed—
2017474700%9 years 3 months4698%25of 27 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 3 Aug 2020The SurvivorStarship Studio · entered 3 Aug 2020This game will be in Early Access for approximately 6-12 months.read 11 Sep 20266–12 months6 years 1 month611%Overdueby 5 years 1 month
Space Simulation ToolkitPavel Kudinov · entered 5 Jun 2020Space Simulation ToolkitPavel Kudinov · entered 5 Jun 2020The game will remain in Early Access for about 2 years.read 9 Sep 2026about 2 years6 years 3 months314%Overdueby 4 years 3 months
ZompiercerDDDimanN · entered 3 Apr 2020ZompiercerDDDimanN · entered 3 Apr 2020I plan to complete the storyline within 2-3 years and then move on to co-op development.read 5 Sep 202624–36 months6 years 5 months215%Overdueby 3 years 5 months
HARD BULLETGexagonVR · entered 22 Oct 2020HARD BULLETGexagonVR · entered 22 Oct 2020After we finish our newest RIDE mode in summer 2024, we’ll focus on the next and final game mode that will bring larger locations, more randomness, new AI, and (hopefully) a more story-driven narrative to the game. Stay tuned and join our communities for more info: Discordread 11 Sep 20263 years 10 monthsuntil 31 Aug 20245 years 11 months154%Overdueby 2 years 1 month
Songs of SyxGamatron AB · entered 21 Sep 2020Songs of SyxGamatron AB · entered 21 Sep 20201.0 will be released approximately 2023. If the game continues to have financial success, I hope to add a lot more to it after. Edit 2024: 1.0 will be released Q1 2025 Edit 2025: 1.0 will be released when I am happy with it.read 12 Sep 20264 years 6 monthsuntil 31 Mar 20256 years133%Overdueby 18 months
Industrial PettingAnother Yeti · entered 17 Mar 2020Industrial PettingAnother Yeti · entered 17 Mar 2020This game will emerge from Early Access to 1.0 in late 2025!read 12 Sep 20265 years 9 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20256 years 6 months113%Overdueby 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.