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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,675 in Early Access · 3,691 promises read · 1,225 announced, not started

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Overdue (799)On the clock (1,307)Graduated (27)No promise (569)
AppliedClock started in 2024Tag: SingleplayerClear 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
20261,1981,173252%2 months1,14295%43of 1,028 parsed—
202547547500%13 months44193%165of 377 parsed—
202425325300%2 years 1 month23894%142of 192 parsed—
202313113100%3 years 2 months12192%76of 99 parsed—
2022888800%4 years 2 months8192%52of 62 parsed—
2021717100%5 years 2 months6490%40of 49 parsed—
2020565600%6 years 2 months5598%30of 37 parsed—
2019535300%7 years 3 months53100%27of 30 parsed—
2018333300%8 years 2 months3194%23of 24 parsed—
2017444400%9 years 3 months4398%22of 24 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Grappling Hook and Grappling HookTemplenny · entered 12 Sep 2024Grappling Hook and Grappling HookTemplenny · entered 12 Sep 2024Expected from 2 days to a monthread 6 Sep 20260–1 months2 years2405%Overdueby 23 months
Never MournLight Up Games · entered 13 May 2024Never MournLight Up Games · entered 13 May 2024The early access should last at least a few months. How long exactly is something we can't have a clear perspective on right now. That being said, it is important to say that we don't want the early access dragging on for years with a lot of unifinished features hanging around and no clear perspective on release.read 12 Sep 20263–6 months2 years 4 months468%Overdueby 22 months
Shadow PrisonerKizawaya · entered 6 Dec 2024Shadow PrisonerKizawaya · entered 6 Dec 2024Early access is scheduled to end in 2024 at the earliest. At the latest, it is scheduled to end around spring 2025.read 11 Sep 20266 monthsuntil 31 May 202521 months354%Overdueby 15 months
Nettletheepiccoder · entered 19 Dec 2024Nettletheepiccoder · entered 19 Dec 2024If everything goes to plan, at most 8 months.the store says it leaves Early Access on 21 Sep 20260–8 months21 months260%Overdueby 13 months
Center Station SimulatorNightmare Phoenix · entered 5 Apr 2024Center Station SimulatorNightmare Phoenix · entered 5 Apr 2024Early access is planned for 1 year. This allows me to implement as much content as possible. Once a stable and complete version, Center Station Simulator will come out of early access!read 13 Sep 2026about 12 months2 years 5 months244%Overdueby 17 months
Descending The WoodsAIONWARE LTD · entered 12 Jul 2024Descending The WoodsAIONWARE LTD · entered 12 Jul 2024Many features are planned to be added in favor of replayability. Maybe 6 to 12 months.read 9 Sep 20266–12 months2 years 2 months217%Overdueby 14 months
TCG Card Shop SimulatorOPNeon Games · entered 15 Sep 2024TCG Card Shop SimulatorOPNeon Games · entered 15 Sep 2024Early Access phase is estimated to last about a year, although this timeline may be adjusted based on player feedback.the store says it leaves Early Access on 16 Sep 2026about 12 months2 years200%Overdueby 12 months
REKAFireshine Games · entered 12 Sep 2024REKAFireshine Games · entered 12 Sep 2024Although we can’t give a definitive date, we anticipate that REKA will be in Early Access development for the remainder of 2024, with 1.0 launching in 2025.read 12 Sep 202616 monthsuntil 31 Dec 20252 years150%Overdueby 8 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.