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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,207 in Early Access · 4,478 promises read · 1,417 announced, not started

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Overdue (1,088)On the clock (1,478)Graduated (41)No promise (641)
AppliedClock started in 2021Tag: 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
20261,3461,311353%2 months1,30397%57of 1,169 parsed—
202554654600%14 months52095%205of 448 parsed—
202428628600%2 years 1 month27596%169of 223 parsed—
202315315300%3 years 2 months14595%94of 121 parsed—
202210310300%4 years 2 months9895%61of 74 parsed—
2021828200%5 years 3 months7591%50of 60 parsed—
2020686800%6 years 2 months6799%39of 46 parsed—
2019606000%7 years 3 months60100%34of 37 parsed—
2018535300%8 years 3 months5196%38of 39 parsed—
2017919100%9 years 3 months9099%58of 61 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Playground VRSource Byte Sp. z o.o. · entered 27 Feb 2021Playground VRSource Byte Sp. z o.o. · entered 27 Feb 2021We don't want to have it in early access for a long time. It's hard to predict it accurately at the moment. Our task is to add more funny and playable elements. Thanks to them we want the player not to get bored and to come back to the game. We also want to encourage them to explore new features! In our opinion, we should finish the game in 6 months.the store says it leaves Early Access on 30 Oct 2026about 6 months5 years 7 months1110%Overdueby 5 years 1 month
KseleboxONRI Studio · entered 20 Jul 2021KseleboxONRI Studio · entered 20 Jul 2021The game will leave Early Access when there is enough content in it, so that the player always knows what they will do in the game, and the gameplay does not bother him. We will strive for this, and release updates regularly! The game will be in Early Access for about 6 months.read 11 Sep 2026about 6 months5 years 2 months1032%Overdueby 4 years 8 months
Fat BabyNo one · entered 25 Dec 2021Fat BabyNo one · entered 25 Dec 2021It depends on what our community wants to add to the game. I would guess anywhere from 3-6 months.read 9 Sep 20263–6 months4 years 9 months945%Overdueby 4 years 3 months
Epic Fantasy Battle SimulatorMutiny Software · entered 30 Aug 2021Epic Fantasy Battle SimulatorMutiny Software · entered 30 Aug 2021Approximately 1 year.read 15 Sep 2026about 12 months5 years 1 month505%Overdueby 4 years 1 month
ZeepkistSteelpan Interactive · entered 28 Jan 2021ZeepkistSteelpan Interactive · entered 28 Jan 2021If I'm able to work on it full-time, about two years, I think. Maybe more, maybe less. Game development is full of surprises!read 14 Sep 2026about 2 years5 years 8 months282%Overdueby 3 years 8 months
WarboxMantaliss · entered 22 Mar 2021WarboxMantaliss · entered 22 Mar 20212 years.read 7 Sep 2026about 2 years5 years 6 months274%Overdueby 3 years 6 months
SprocketHamish Dunn · entered 26 Aug 2021SprocketHamish Dunn · entered 26 Aug 2021About 24 months. For perspective, Sprocket will have been in development for 15 months as of August 2021.read 12 Sep 202615–24 months5 years 1 month253%Overdueby 3 years 1 month
WorldBox - God SimulatorMaxim Karpenko · entered 2 Dec 2021WorldBox - God SimulatorMaxim Karpenko · entered 2 Dec 2021There are many ideas that we want to add to the game before coming out from Early Access. We plan to be in Early Access roughly for 2 years.read 6 Sep 2026about 2 years4 years 9 months239%Overdueby 2 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.