Tag Archives: Early Access

Phasmaphobia launched into Early Access a couple of years ago and has gone on to become a huge hit since, shifting over 20 million copies.

The much-anticipated revival of Delta Force is due to launch on PC early. The open beta begins in December, but it is being treated like an early access launch.

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview, Subnautica 2 was officially announced, and it will be a day-one Game Pass release. 

Back in May, the team at SuperGiantGames surprise-dropped the early access launch of Hades II. While undoubtedly a work-in-progress, many of the game’s core mechanics were available to enjoy. Finally, following a bout of silence, the team have released the first big update for Hades II.

Announced all the way back in 2017 during The Game Awards, Witchfire was a unique arena fighting FPS which was planned to launch in 2022. This did not come to pass, with the team at ‘The Astronauts’ revealing that they were redesigning the game’s core experience. Finally, years on from …

Wizard of Legend is a fun top-down co-op rogue-like which featured a ton of cool abilities and interesting mechanics upon its release back in 2018. Following the success of the first game, a sequel was announced in 2023. Just one year later and the game is ready to enter Early …

Back in 2022, EA announced plans to bring back its cult-hit sports game, Skate. The new game has been going through extensive playtests, some of which have leaked in their entirety, for a couple of years and now, the official release is just around the corner.  Officially titled ‘skate.’, the …

After spending years in early access, the popular resource management game Satisfactory has finally gotten its 1.0 update – almost a decade on from its initial inception. With PC players finally able to experience Satisfactory in its entirety, the team are now shifting focus to a console release. Announced during …

A few months ago, I put together a list of the most promising looking indie games hitting PC this year. Right near the top of that list, you'll find Cataclismo, the next game from the studio behind Moonlighter. Now, Digital Sun is ready to put the game into the spotlight, …

One of the more recent trends in the video games industry has been for publishers to release additional editions of its games which come with a couple days of early access – for a hefty price. Despite being cost-ineffective, the practice has unfortunately proven to be highly successful. As reported …

GreedFall 2 will be an early access title to start off with. Following in the footsteps of hits like Baldur's Gate 3, GreedFall 2: The Dying World, will launch as an early playable alpha on Steam in September, allowing fans to get in early and provide feedback while the rest …

Last week, we reported on the news that Satisfactory would be getting a price increase following the release of the game’s 1.0 update. At the time, no specific date was given for when this would be occurring. Now however, it has been officially announced that Satisfactory will be hitting 1.0 …

Satisfactory is a popular first-person open-world factory building game which was first released in early access back in 2020. Since then, the game has seen a bunch of updates and upgrades – bringing ray-tracing support with the game’s Unreal Engine 5 update and more. Ahead of Satisfactory’s 1.0 launch, the …

Ubisoft surprised us all when it announced that it had teamed up with indie studio and Dead Cells’ developer, Evil Empire, to work on a new roguelite game in the Prince of Persia series. Dead Cells is one of the highest-rated modern rogue-style games, so now we get to see …

Hades 2 has got off to a fantastic start, amassing high praise from fans and critics upon the launch of the game's Early Access version. The game is not complete yet and Early Access projects can sometimes take years to reach their ‘final' state. Super Giant has now confirmed its …

After being delayed last week, Evil Empire has now announced the new release date for The Rogue Prince of Persia. The new game, developed by a team of rogue-like specialists who also worked on the massive indie hit ‘Dead Cells', is now due to launch on the 27th of May.  …

After a longer wait than anticipated, Hades 2 officially launched into Steam Early Access this week. Supergiant's big sequel is getting off to a hot start too, garnering over 100,000 players at launch.  Supergiant first launched Hades in 2020, with the game being an Epic Games Store exclusive for its …

The full release for Hades put SuperGiant Games on the map back in 2020, winning multiple BAFTAs, Game Awards and more. Following the surprise announcement of a sequel back in late 2022, Hades 2 has now officially entered Early Access. It was already known that Hades 2 would launch in …

Madfinger Games, the Czech developer behind mobile titles such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger, has announced the early access launch of their latest project, Grey Zone Warfare. The tactical first-person shooter PC game has already secured the seventh spot on Steam's worldwide wishlist, and it's expected to rival Escape from …

When a game enters early access, it might take a long time to reach version 1.0. Most games take less than two years to achieve that, but there are a few that extend way beyond that. 7 Days to Die is one such game, as it's finally leaving early access …

2024 quickly got off to a hot start in the gaming world, with the swift releases of breakout early access hits like Palworld and Enshrouded. After garnering more than two million players on Steam, the developers behind Enshrouded are now rolling out the first major content update. Keen Games, the …

It has been quite some time since Square Enix first announced the next major expansion for its top-selling MMO, Final Fantasy 14, The new expansion, titled ‘Dawntrail', now finally has a release date after months of secrecy. Speaking at PAX East over the weekend, Final Fantasy 14 director and producer, …

V Rising is a survival action-RPG which sees players “Awaken as a vampire,” forcing you to “hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive”. The game first launched in Early Access back in 2022, and after nearly two years of work, …

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments, all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Having sold more than 8 million copies, the team at Ghost Ship Games have decided …

Moon Studios, the developers behind Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Will of the Wisps, is returning this year with a brand new IP. No Rest for the Wicked was originally supposed to launch into Early Access imminently but unfortunately, the launch has since been postponed.  According to …

Rocksteady's latest game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is finally coming out, over eight years on from the release of their last game, Batman: Arkham Knight. While there is some scepticism around this release due to its co-op focused, live service nature, Rocksteady still has plenty of fans looking …

Chet Faliszek, former Valve veteran and writer for iconic games including Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and Portal, has expressed some heavy criticism of the Early Access model this week. Faliszek left Valve a few years ago to start up a new studio, which released its first game, The Anacrusis, …

The Day Before was a much-anticipated open-world survival MMO “set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars”. Unfortunately, the game has suffered from a plethora of push backs including legal issues, delays and much more. Previously planned to …

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has amassed a large audience, …

SuperGiant Games hit it big back in 2020 when the rogue-like title Hades left early access, amassing a great deal of fanfare across the board and winning dozens of awards in the process. Hades II was then announced late last year with a planned early access launch in 2023. This …