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Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 3,338 in Early Access · 4,688 promises read · 1,473 announced, not started

Export CSVHow this is readQuestionnaires read up to 16 Sep 2026
Overdue (1,169)On the clock (1,518)Graduated (51)No promise (651)
AppliedClock started in 2017Tag: SurvivalClear 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
20261,3771,334433%2 months1,33697%58of 1,194 parsed—
202557057000%14 months54696%220of 473 parsed—
202429329300%2 years 1 month28397%173of 228 parsed—
202315715700%3 years 2 months15096%96of 125 parsed—
202210910900%4 years 2 months10495%65of 79 parsed—
2021878700%5 years 2 months8193%54of 64 parsed—
2020727200%6 years 2 months7199%42of 50 parsed—
2019646400%7 years 3 months64100%37of 41 parsed—
2018545400%8 years 3 months5296%39of 40 parsed—
201711011000%9 years 4 months10999%73of 76 parsed—
Overdue

Past the promised maximum

GamePromisePromisedElapsedClockVerdict
StationeersRocketWerkz · entered 12 Dec 2017StationeersRocketWerkz · entered 12 Dec 2017Stationeers entered Early Access in late 2017 and has been updated *57* times since! That's approximately 2.19 updates per month, 0.51 updates per week and... 0.072 updates per day! We're committed to delivering these consistent and substantial updates to the game until both we and our community consider the game ready for a v1.0 release.read 9 Sep 20261 monthuntil 31 Dec 20178 years 9 months10515%Overdueby 8 years 8 months
The DomeRoute 66 Games · entered 2 Mar 2017The DomeRoute 66 Games · entered 2 Mar 2017We plan a year after the game will enter the full version.read 16 Sep 2026about 12 months9 years 7 months954%Overdueby 8 years 7 months
Dark and LightSnail Games USA · entered 20 Jul 2017Dark and LightSnail Games USA · entered 20 Jul 2017We expect Early Access to last approximately one year.read 15 Sep 2026about 12 months9 years 2 months916%Overdueby 8 years 2 months
Red Planet: SurviveSilent Parrot Studio · entered 14 Sep 2017Red Planet: SurviveSilent Parrot Studio · entered 14 Sep 2017It's expected to be in Early Access for approximately 1 years (maybe 2).read 14 Sep 2026about 12 months9 years901%Overdueby 8 years
Colony SurvivalPipliz · entered 16 Jun 2017Colony SurvivalPipliz · entered 16 Jun 2017This is difficult to say. We never expected to get all the support that has allowed us to keep improving the game for seven years. We might leave Early Access in the next 12-18 months, or we might keep working on major updates.read 16 Sep 202612–18 months9 years 3 months617%Overdueby 7 years 9 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.