How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,764 in Early Access · 2,004 promises read · 688 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 946 | 938 | 81% | 1 month | 83488% | 23of 761 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 308 | 308 | 00% | 13 months | 25181% | 86of 208 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 160 | 160 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 13786% | 77of 110 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 8185% | 45of 64 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 5385% | 34of 41 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 00% | 5 years 2 months | 3678% | 22of 28 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | 00% | 6 years 1 month | 3688% | 16of 20 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 30100% | 12of 15 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 1588% | 7of 8 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 1393% | 5of 7 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted BlacksmithEnchanted Blacksmith | The current plan is to release the game in 2027, but this may change depending on how many additional features are requested by the community during the early access period. New content updates are expected to be released on average every 2 months during the early access period until the game is completed, but this may vary depending on the size and complexity of the content.read 8 Sep 2026 | about 2 months | 3 years | 1821% | Overdueby 2 years 10 months | |
| FPV Kamikaze DroneFPV Kamikaze Drone | The time the game will remain in Early Access will depend on community feedback and our commitment to achieving a high level of quality. We intend to regularly update the game, adding new content and features, with a tentative goal to release from Early Access by mid-2024. Our main objective is to deliver a fully polished version of the game that meets player expectations.read 5 Sep 2026 | 7 monthsuntil 30 Jun 2024 | 2 years 9 months | 469% | Overdueby 2 years 2 months | |
| Sleeve ShockSleeve Shock | Until the story content is completed, looking to finish approximately mid 2024, with regular content updates each month.read 7 Sep 2026 | 10 monthsuntil 30 Jun 2024 | 3 years 1 month | 368% | Overdueby 2 years 3 months | |
| Ages of Conflict: World War SimulatorAges of Conflict: World War Simulator | Early Access period will end once the game is in a state where it doesn't necessarily "need" any more updates. There is no concrete date yet, but likely within a yearread 5 Sep 2026 | 0–12 months | 3 years 7 months | 356% | Overdueby 2 years 7 months | |
| FlyoutFlyout | Flyout will be ready to exit Early Access once all current and planned editor and sandbox features have been implemented and polished and the game has been made more accessible to a wider audience. This will take approximately two years.read 5 Sep 2026 | about 2 years | 2 years 10 months | 141% | Overdueby 10 months | |
| RailroaderRailroader | Our current estimate is 12 to 24 months.read 6 Sep 2026 | 12–24 months | 2 years 9 months | 138% | Overdueby 9 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.