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Early Access
424 games in our corpus·Review scores in line with what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$6.16BRust
000K copies
$000K
453.83h avg
59.08h med
★ 87%· 1.14M reviews
39.99 €Project: Gorgon
000K copies
$000K
194.91h avg
39.84h med
★ 86%· 4.6K reviews
24.50 €Cricket 22
000K copies
$000K
167.82h avg
44.66h med
★ 81%· 1.7K reviews
39.99 €ARK: Survival Ascended
000K copies
$000K
167.55h avg
28.80h med
★ 59%· 101.7K reviews
44.99 €ARK: Survival Evolved
000K copies
$000K
158.02h avg
19.10h med
★ 83%· 579.1K reviews
14.79 €Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
000K copies
$000K
152.24h avg
74.22h med
★ 87%· 227.5K reviews
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Top 10 Early Access games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Facepunch Studios | Facepunch Studios | Unlock → | Unlock → | 453.8h | 59.1h | 87% | $39.99 | |
| 2 | 2026 | Elder Game, LLC | Elder Game, LLC | Unlock → | Unlock → | 194.9h | 39.8h | 86% | $24.50 | |
| 3 | 2021 | Big Ant Studios | Nacon | Unlock → | Unlock → | 167.8h | 44.7h | 81% | $39.99 | |
| 4 | 2023 | Studio Wildcard | Studio Wildcard | Unlock → | Unlock → | 167.6h | 28.8h | 59% | $44.99 | |
| 5 | 2017 | Studio Wildcard | Studio Wildcard | Unlock → | Unlock → | 158.0h | 19.1h | 83% | $14.79 | |
| 6 | 2022 | TaleWorlds Entertainment | TaleWorlds Entertainment | Unlock → | Unlock → | 152.2h | 74.2h | 87% | $49.99 | |
| 7 | 2024 | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 146.2h | 55.8h | 72% | $27.75 | |
| 8 | 2018 | Grapeshot Games | Grapeshot Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 131.5h | 15.5h | 47% | $24.99 | |
| 9 | 2025 | GFAGAMES | GFAGAMES | Unlock → | Unlock → | 116.4h | 19.8h | 62% | $29.99 | |
| 10 | 2021 | Weird and Wry | Weird and Wry | Unlock → | Unlock → | 105.3h | 20.1h | 89% | $19.99 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 8,522 Early Access games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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