Latest about Early Access
Vanished for a year, early access dev returns to announce a crisis taught them 'videogames ain't it' and end development on 'singleplayer EVE' they've been making since 2017
News Astrox Imperium ended gradually, then all at once.
Steam now warns you if that early access game you're eyeing up has been abandoned by its devs
News But there might be some kinks to work out.
Too many games released busted, broken, and basically in early access this year—it's time for it to stop
defective product The money-men are getting complacent in our incredibly online era.
No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'
news The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.
Slime Rancher 2 adds a pile of new gadgets to play with in a chunky new update
News Treat your slimes to a brand new pennant, carousel, or statue.
How DayZ spawned a new genre: the unfinished survival game
roadmaps Steam Early Access led to new solutions, and lots of new problems, for both developers and players of survival games.
Sons of the Forest will launch in Early Access to avoid another delay
News It'll still release on February 23rd.
A decade on, early access is still a big mess
Field test Every developer and player has their own expectations, and they're in constant conflict.
