Early Access Promise Clock

How long did they say Early Access would take, and how long has it been? · 1,525 in Early Access · 1,546 promises read · 544 announced, not started

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Overdue (265)On the clock (794)Graduated (5)No promise (466)

AppliedClock started in 2018×Clear allFurthest past the promise first

By the year the clock started

Graduations and promises, year by year

Year	Games	In Early Access now	Graduated	Median time in EA	Promise read	Overdue	Promise kept
2026	844	839	51%	1 month	70884%	15of 647 parsed	—
2025	267	267	00%	13 months	20476%	68of 166 parsed	—
2024	139	139	00%	2 years	11583%	62of 91 parsed	—
2023	82	82	00%

Game	Promise	Promised	Elapsed	Clock	Verdict
SAO Utils: BetaStudio GPBeta · entered 14 Mar 2018SAO Utils: BetaStudio GPBeta · entered 14 Mar 2018	Expected within a year.read 6 Sep 2026	0–12 months	8 years 6 months	849%	Overdueby 7 years 6 months
Radical HeightsBoss Key Productions · entered 10 Apr 2018Radical HeightsBoss Key Productions · entered 10 Apr 2018	Our current plan is to be in Early Access for about a year. This gives us time to solidify the foundation of the game with our community, build out additional features, and develop a solid understanding of what works, what doesn't, and flesh out a full release content plan based on what we think is right for the game.read 7 Sep 2026	about 12 months	8 years 5 months	841%	Overdueby 7 years 5 months
Marble RaceElastic Sea · entered 13 Oct 2018Marble RaceElastic Sea · entered 13 Oct 2018	Summer 2020read 6 Sep 2026	23 monthsuntil 31 Aug 2020	7 years 11 months	412%	Overdueby 6 years
ATLASGrapeshot Games · entered 22 Dec 2018ATLASGrapeshot Games · entered 22 Dec 2018	ATLAS will be an Early Access title for approximately 2 years.read 5 Sep 2026	about 2 years	7 years 9 months	386%	Overdueby 5 years 9 months
Will To Live OnlineAlphaSoft LLC · entered 5 Apr 2018Will To Live OnlineAlphaSoft LLC · entered 5 Apr 2018	At the moment, the exact date of the final release of the game has not yet been determined. However, it is important to note that the project has already grown significantly compared to our initial plans when we were preparing for release from Early Access in 2021. Since then, the game has gained many new mechanics, locations, and in‑game content, which has exceeded our original expectations and made the game world richer and more diverse. This growth has been largely possible thanks to the support of our community: we see the players’ interest and their demand for new features, and therefore we continue to expand and improve the game. The team still has many ideas, the implementation of which will make the gameplay even more engaging and diverse.read 7 Sep 2026	3 years 9 monthsuntil 31 Dec 2021	8 years 5 months	225%	Overdueby 4 years 8 months
Mist SurvivalDimension 32 Entertainment · entered 15 Aug 2018Mist SurvivalDimension 32 Entertainment · entered 15 Aug 2018	I expect the game to be in EA Version until the balance of the game is stabilized and the season system has been added completely. I expect everything to be done by 2025.read 5 Sep 2026	7 years 5 monthsuntil 31 Dec 2025	8 years 1 month	109%	Overdueby 8 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.

Early Access Promise Clock

Graduations and promises, year by year

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