How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 2,197 in Early Access · 2,855 promises read · 972 announced, not started
| Year | Games | In Early Access now | Graduated | Median time in EA | Promise read | Overdue | Promise kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,090 | 1,071 | 192% | 1 month | 1,01193% | 33of 911 parsed | — |
| 2025 | 399 | 399 | 00% | 13 months | 35288% | 128of 305 parsed | — |
| 2024 | 204 | 204 | 00% | 2 years 1 month | 18490% | 108of 148 parsed | — |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 00% | 3 years 2 months | 10289% | 60of 81 parsed | — |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 00% | 4 years 2 months | 6788% | 43of 51 parsed | — |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 00% | 5 years 1 month | 4485% | 25of 33 parsed | — |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | 00% | 6 years 1 month | 4089% | 20of 24 parsed | — |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | 00% | 7 years 3 months | 39100% | 19of 22 parsed | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | 00% | 8 years 1 month | 1990% | 10of 11 parsed | — |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | 00% | 9 years 3 months | 1895% | 8of 10 parsed | — |
| Game | Promise | Promised | Elapsed | Clock | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 逐鹿汉末:三国逐鹿汉末:三国 | It is expected to last for about three monthsread 9 Sep 2026 | about 3 months | 7 months | 242% | Overdueby 4 months | |
| ApoikiaApoikia | Our current target is around 2–4 months, but the timeline may change depending on feedback, testing outcomes, and the time needed to polish remaining core systems.read 7 Sep 2026 | 2–4 months | 7 months | 163% | Overdueby 3 months | |
| TowerfolkTowerfolk | I don't want to give a precise timeframe, but I estimate that the development process may be completed within approximately 4–5 months. The pace of development will depend on community feedback, the scope of the systems we plan to add, and the balancing needs of the game. I plan to move Towerfolk to full release once it feels stable and complete.the store says it leaves Early Access on 9 Oct 2026 | 4–5 months | 7 months | 145% | Overdueby 2 months | |
| Planetary GovernorPlanetary Governor | The target is that it should hopefully only be in Early Access for about roughly 3 or 4 months, however the more important focus is on getting the game balanced and polished, and filled out with content, so if that is done sooner or later then it will change the timeline to full release, and making this solo means changes to personal circumstances will have a large effect (e.g. ongoing pain issues). Announcements on the change-over to full release will be posted ahead of time both on Steam and on the linked social media.read 9 Sep 2026 | 3–4 months | 5 months | 133% | Overdueby 1 month | |
| Chesscape RoomChesscape Room | 6 months or so. The trigger for the full release will be the main campaigns being finished and player boards and campaigns functioning. Then the game will be feature complete. After the full release the game will continue to receive updates.read 11 Sep 2026 | about 6 months | 8 months | 125% | Overdueby 2 months | |
| Empire of Vice : ChicagoEmpire of Vice : Chicago | We expect Empire of Vice: Chicago to remain in Early Access for approximately 3 to 6 months. This period will allow us to add content, improve balance, and refine the narrative and strategic systems based on community feedback.read 10 Sep 2026 | 3–6 months | 7 months | 125% | Overdueby 1 month | |
| Football CommissionerFootball Commissioner | Planning for a month or two, but depending on scope/unexpected bugs could extend to three months.read 10 Sep 2026 | 1–2 months | 2 months | 118% | Overdueby 2 weeks | |
| UnclesUncles | 2 weeks from release dateread 9 Sep 2026 | about 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 117% | Overdueby 3 days | |
| Might and Magic The Card GameMight and Magic The Card Game | We expect Might & Magic: Fates to remain in Early Access for roughly 6 months. This estimate may change as development progresses, depending on feedback and the scope of improvements pursued during Early Access.read 10 Sep 2026 | about 6 months | 7 months | 114% | Overdueby 4 weeks |
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.