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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,743 in Early Access · 3,798 promises read · 1,255 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 14 Sep 2026
Overdue (841)On the clock (1,330)Graduated (27)No promise (572)
AppliedClock started in 2022Tag: 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
20261,2171,192252%2 months1,16295%46of 1,047 parsed—
202548648600%13 months45493%170of 388 parsed—
202425725700%2 years 1 month24395%147of 197 parsed—
202313613600%3 years 2 months12693%81of 104 parsed—
2022929200%4 years 2 months8592%54of 65 parsed—
2021727200%5 years 2 months6590%41of 50 parsed—
2020575700%6 years 2 months5698%30of 37 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018363600%8 years 3 months3494%26of 27 parsed—
2017474700%9 years 3 months4698%25of 27 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Spaceflight SimulatorTeam Curiosity ✦ · entered 18 Feb 2022Spaceflight SimulatorTeam Curiosity ✦ · entered 18 Feb 2022We estimate the Early Access period to roughly last from 9 to 12 months.read 5 Sep 20269–12 months4 years 7 months457%Overdueby 3 years 7 months
Voor De KroonFuture Minimalism · entered 9 Dec 2022Voor De KroonFuture Minimalism · entered 9 Dec 2022I originally planned leaving early access after a year. (in 2023) The scope and quality of the game has grown a lot since then and I intend on leaving early access when the game is properly done. I expect this to be somewhere next year (2027).read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months3 years 9 months377%Overdueby 2 years 9 months
TerritoryThreat Vector · entered 9 Jul 2022TerritoryThreat Vector · entered 9 Jul 20221 to 2 years. However, I won't declare any set timeframes so we can make it as good as it can be. That also depends on the level of community engagement. The game can be continuously expanded with new maps and more features.read 13 Sep 202612–24 months4 years 2 months209%Overdueby 2 years 2 months
Endorphin ViceEndorphin Studios · entered 17 Feb 2022Endorphin ViceEndorphin Studios · entered 17 Feb 2022it will be available in early access for 3-4 years, during this time, it will receive regular updates, improvements, and bug fixes. The dev will be working closely with the community to make sure that the final version of the game meets the expectations of the players. Keep in mind, the release date may vary and the early access period might increase or decrease depending on the development progress.read 12 Sep 202636–48 months4 years 7 months114%Overdueby 7 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.