More than half of the games currently in Steam Early Access have gone over a year without an update.
A new analysis of Steam data looked at 12,320 Early Access games as of September 26, 2026.
> 56.7%, 6,989 games, had no new build, patch notes, or update announcement for at least one year.
>87% of games that had been in Early Access for more than 5 years had gone over a year without an update.
>87% of the games that left Early Access between 2020 and 2025 reached full release within 3 years.
>Games with 1,000+ reviews had a 78.8% chance of reaching full release.
>Games with fewer than 10 reviews had only a 30.8% chance of reaching full release.