Steam's Early Access section is filled with abandoned games and half-effort money grabs. Where did it go wrong, and who's ...

If a Steam Game in Early Access hasn't been updated in several months, its Steam page will now denote that. By Tomas Franzese on February 5, 2025 at 8:52AM PST. 3 Comments.

Steam Early Access brings you games before they’re finished. We take a look at games that are stuck in development limbo and investigate your rights as an Early Access consumer.

A new change has been made to Steam, and it could prove to be very helpful for users. The platform already warns buyers when a game is in early access, and considered to be in an unfinished state.

Since its introduction just over a year ago, Valve's Steam Early Access program has ballooned into a bona fide game development phenomenon, with over 200 games currently being sold to customers in ...

Steam has introduced a new feature to help people know how often Early Access games are updated. If an Early Access game hasn ...

A warning on Steam pages for Early Access games will now tell prospective buyers how long it’s been since the game was last updated. Suggested Reading Tears Of The Kingdom On Switch 2 Can Keep ...

Not every game has a note that tells you when its last update was rolled out, though. Valve told PCGamer that it will only add the notice for an early access game if it hasn't been updated for a year.

Last month Valve hauled first-person sci-fi post-apocalyptic open-world game Earth: Year 2066 from Steam Early Access and offered refunds to disgruntled customers after the game had been labelled ...

Rust, a game described by many as a hybrid of DayZ and Minecraft (which, of course, also released before it was ‘finished’), is now also doing the rounds on Steam in early access form for $19.99.

If an Early Access game hasn’t been updated in over a year, it’s likely done and should be ignored. Detailed update information on a game can be found on its Steam page under Show update history .