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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,882 in Early Access · 2,217 promises read · 740 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 10 Sep 2026
Overdue (414)On the clock (992)Graduated (13)No promise (476)
AppliedClock started in 2022×Tag: Simulation×Clear 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
2026982970121%1 month88290%26of 803 parsed—
202534334300%13 months29185%112of 248 parsed—
202417017000%2 years 1 month14786%86of 119 parsed—
2023999900%3 years 2 months8586%48of 68 parsed—
2022707000%4 years 2 months6187%39of 46 parsed—
2021484800%5 years 1 month3879%22of 30 parsed—
2020434300%6 years 1 month3888%18of 22 parsed—
2019343400%7 years 3 months34100%15of 18 parsed—
2018191900%8 years 1 month1789%9of 10 parsed—
2017171700%9 years 3 months1694%7of 9 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Ancient Gladiators ( SPQG )Creative Oven Studio Group · entered 18 Jan 2022Ancient Gladiators ( SPQG )Creative Oven Studio Group · entered 18 Jan 2022Probably 1-3 months.read 6 Sep 20261–3 months4 years 8 months1858%Overdueby 4 years 5 months
Idle ResearchConsidera Core LLC · entered 1 Aug 2022Idle ResearchConsidera Core LLC · entered 1 Aug 2022Roughly two to three months.read 5 Sep 20262–3 months4 years 1 month1644%Overdueby 3 years 10 months
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 months456%Overdueby 3 years 7 months
69 Summon SuccubusLoolust · entered 18 May 202269 Summon SuccubusLoolust · entered 18 May 2022It depends on how much content the players want. We offer the game for another 12 months fixing bugs and adding new content.read 9 Sep 2026about 12 months4 years 4 months432%Overdueby 3 years 4 months
SailRed Team Interactive Inc. · entered 10 Aug 2022SailRed Team Interactive Inc. · entered 10 Aug 20228 - 12 months. But we will take as much time as necessary to make SAIL the VR pirate game it needs to be.read 7 Sep 20268–12 months4 years 1 month409%Overdueby 3 years 1 month
Helicopter Gunship DEXJimmy Arcade Limited · entered 1 Dec 2022Helicopter Gunship DEXJimmy Arcade Limited · entered 1 Dec 2022This game will be in Early Access for probably another 12 months. Currently the game has 10 flyable helicopters and their associated weapon systems, 3 terrain types to fly over, a wide range of enemy and allied ground units and a comprehensive random mission generator. The current beta is focused on single "challenge" missions as well as tutorial missions and a complete U.I. re-fresh. I believe in constant updates and engaging with the community via the Steam Forums. I try to publish weekly updates and keep everyone informed about what is happening behind the scenes.read 8 Sep 2026about 12 months3 years 9 months378%Overdueby 2 years 9 months
Black One Blood BrothersHelios Studio · entered 11 Jan 2022Black One Blood BrothersHelios Studio · entered 11 Jan 2022Hopefully, 18–24 months, with regular updates.read 9 Sep 202618–24 months4 years 8 months233%Overdueby 2 years 8 months
Ship Simulator RealisticGregory Nikolaidis · entered 11 Jan 2022Ship Simulator RealisticGregory Nikolaidis · entered 11 Jan 2022The Early Access is expected to last from 1 to 2 years.read 7 Sep 202612–24 months4 years 8 months233%Overdueby 2 years 8 months
Captain of IndustryMaFi Games · entered 31 May 2022Captain of IndustryMaFi Games · entered 31 May 2022Our timeline is still uncertain, but we expect 2-4 more years in EA (as of 2026). We’ll leave Early Access when the game is feature-complete to our vision and meets our quality bar.read 6 Sep 202624–48 months4 years 3 months107%Overdueby 3 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.