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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,291 in Early Access · 3,034 promises read · 1,028 announced, not started

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Overdue (595)On the clock (1,174)Graduated (25)No promise (522)
AppliedClock started in 2025Tag: StrategyClear 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
20261,1131,090232%2 months1,03693%34of 930 parsed—
202541241200%13 months37090%135of 319 parsed—
202421021000%2 years 1 month19090%110of 152 parsed—
202311911900%3 years 2 months10891%65of 87 parsed—
2022808000%4 years 2 months7189%47of 55 parsed—
2021575700%5 years 2 months5088%28of 37 parsed—
2020464600%6 years 1 month4189%20of 25 parsed—
2019454500%7 years 3 months45100%23of 26 parsed—
2018242400%8 years 1 month2292%13of 14 parsed—
2017252500%9 years 2 months2496%14of 16 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
Relentless ExpanseCowmera Games · entered 14 Jan 2025Relentless ExpanseCowmera Games · entered 14 Jan 2025A rough estimate might be 6-12 months, but it could be either longer or shorter depending on how we adjust the scope of the game based on community feedback.read 7 Sep 20266–12 months20 months166%Overdueby 8 months
LOREDDillon Simpson · entered 29 Aug 2025LOREDDillon Simpson · entered 29 Aug 2025As long as needed. At minimum, 8 months.read 11 Sep 2026about 8 months12 months156%Overdueby 4 months
Heroes' Vow: Three KingdomsFree Wing · entered 25 Mar 2025Heroes' Vow: Three KingdomsFree Wing · entered 25 Mar 2025It may take us a year to perfect the subsequent content of the game, or maybe longer.read 12 Sep 2026about 12 months18 months147%Overdueby 6 months
Counter ClashBjenssen · entered 8 Apr 2025Counter ClashBjenssen · entered 8 Apr 2025The game will remain in early access for 6-12 months.read 10 Sep 20266–12 months17 months143%Overdueby 5 months
Pass Tiger Cage中军MT · entered 30 Dec 2025Pass Tiger Cage中军MT · entered 30 Dec 2025It may take us half a year to perfect the game's subsequent content, or even longerthe store says it leaves Early Access on 25 Sep 2026about 6 months8 months140%Overdueby 2 months
ObserveKisotik Games · entered 15 May 2025ObserveKisotik Games · entered 15 May 2025Longer than I first said, When I wrote this page I guessed a year. That year came and went, because each update kept opening up something more worth doing than shipping 1.0 on schedule. So instead of a date, here's the condition. Observe leaves Early Access when the systems that decide whether a nation survives (economy, stability and rebellion, war, the nuclear age) are all in place and balanced against each other, when the tutorial teaches all of them, and when the Arena has run a full ranked season from start to finish. My honest estimate for that is another year. If it slips again, the updates keep coming in the meantime, which is the part I can actually promise.read 10 Sep 2026about 12 months16 months133%Overdueby 4 months
Doodle EmpiresTurtle Stack Games · entered 30 May 2025Doodle EmpiresTurtle Stack Games · entered 30 May 2025I'm currently thinking a few months to a year.read 7 Sep 2026about 12 months15 months129%Overdueby 3 months
Beneath The SixMagicave · entered 14 Aug 2025Beneath The SixMagicave · entered 14 Aug 2025We hope to keep Beneath The Six in early access for 6-12 months.read 9 Sep 20266–12 months13 months108%Overdueby 4 weeks
Evolve LabSiRen Games · entered 29 Aug 2025Evolve LabSiRen Games · entered 29 Aug 2025The game will be in early access for approximately a year.read 7 Sep 2026about 12 months12 months104%Overdueby 2 weeks
DRONE PERSPECTIVEVEIL Production · entered 26 Mar 2025DRONE PERSPECTIVEVEIL Production · entered 26 Mar 2025I am planning to stay in the Early Access for another year to finish all requested features on top of base gameplay. I am planning to add full multiplayer support in the summer 2026, followed with community-requested features to further enrich the game.read 6 Sep 202617 monthsuntil 31 Aug 202618 months103%Overdueby 3 weeks
Soldiers vs Zombies: Tower DefenseHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Soldiers vs Zombies: Tower DefenseHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 1 week
Lucky Hand: Roguelike Deck BuilderHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Lucky Hand: Roguelike Deck BuilderHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 1 week
Goblin Assault: Tower DefenseHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Goblin Assault: Tower DefenseHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 1 week
Shogi 3DHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025Shogi 3DHard Shark Games · entered 3 Mar 2025We estimate that we will be in Early Access for about one and a half years. This timeframe will allow us to gather feedback, implement new features, and polish the game based on player input.read 10 Sep 2026about 18 months18 months102%Overdueby 1 week
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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.