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Dark Early Access Games on Steam

19 tracked games · median EA 1 year 3 months · noindex (under 20 games)

Dark-toned Early Access worlds monitored for narrative and systems updates after the mood pitch.

Of the 19 Dark Early Access games we track, most still look active on Steam: 15 (78.9%) Active, 2 (10.5%) Slowing, 1 (5.3%) Stalled, 0 (0%) Likely Abandoned, 1 (5.3%) 1.0 Released. Median Early Access duration is 1 year 3 months. The most recently updated title is Jump Space (last Steam activity Oct 21, 2026). The longest gap since an update belongs to The Coffin of Andy and Leyley (last Steam activity Jul 1, 2026, 110 days ago).

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Status breakdown

StatusGamesShare
Active1578.9%
Slowing Down210.5%
Stalled15.3%
Likely Abandoned00%
Left Early Access (1.0)15.3%

Median Early Access duration: 1 year 3 months (456 days).

Most recently updated

  1. 1
    Jump Space

    Last activity Oct 21, 2026 · 0d ago

    Active
  2. 2
    Scam Line

    Last activity Oct 20, 2026 · 0d ago

    Active
  3. 3
    Nuclear Design Bureau

    Last activity Oct 17, 2026 · 2d ago

    Active
  4. 4
    Deep Rock Galactic

    Last activity Oct 16, 2026 · 2d ago

    Left Early Access (1.0)
  5. 5
    Phasmophobia

    Last activity Oct 16, 2026 · 2d ago

    Active

Longest gap since an update

  1. 1
    The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

    Last activity Jul 1, 2026 · 110d ago

    Slowing Down
  2. 2
    Liar's Bar

    Last activity Jul 3, 2026 · 108d ago

    Slowing Down
  3. 3
    Grimshire

    Last activity Jul 22, 2026 · 88d ago

    Active
  4. 4
    Inside the Backrooms

    Last activity Jul 30, 2026 · 80d ago

    Active
  5. 5
    Blood Trail

    Last activity Sep 5, 2026 · 43d ago

    Stalled

All Dark games

Phasmophobia header
PhasmophobiaActive

Active — last game update shipped 14 days ago (Oct 8, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 16, 2026
EA Duration
6 years 1 month
Activity Score
99/100
Kinetic Games · $13.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Deep Rock GalacticLeft Early Access (1.0)

Left Early Access on May 13, 2020 — updated 25 times since 1.0. Last update: Sep 22, 2026.

Last Activity
Oct 16, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 9 months
Activity Score
89/100
Ghost Ship Games · $8.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Liar's BarSlowing Down

Slowing down — no patch or developer post for 3 months (last: Jul 3, 2026).

Last Activity
Jul 3, 2026
EA Duration
2 years
Activity Score
79/100
Curve Animation · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Jump SpaceActive

Active — last game update shipped 14 days ago (Oct 8, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 21, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 1 month
Activity Score
99/100
Keepsake Games · $19.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Blood TrailStalled

Stalled — developer posted on Sep 5, 2026, but no game update in 22 months (last patch: Dec 5, 2024).

Last Activity
Sep 5, 2026
EA Duration
7 years 7 months
Activity Score
26/100
Electrovore · $24.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Incursion Red RiverActive

Active — last developer post 21 days ago (Oct 1, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 1, 2026
EA Duration
2 years 6 months
Activity Score
98/100
Games Of Tomorrow GmbH · $21.99
Audit Report →Steam
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GrimshireActive

Slowing down — no patch or developer post for 3 months (last: Jul 22, 2026).

Last Activity
Jul 22, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 3 months
Activity Score
70/100
Acute Owl Studio · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Conquest DarkActive

Active — last game update shipped 7 days ago (Oct 15, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 5 months
Activity Score
99/100
Eldritch Sword Games · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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The Other SideActive

Active — last game update shipped 9 days ago (Oct 13, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 13, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 7 months
Activity Score
99/100
Vectora Games · $13.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Scam LineActive

Active — last game update shipped 2 days ago (Oct 20, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 20, 2026
EA Duration
9 months
Activity Score
75/100
RavenJm · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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NO BACKUPActive

Active — last game update shipped 35 days ago (Sep 17, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 18, 2026
EA Duration
5 months
Activity Score
94/100
Serundeox · $9.99
Audit Report →Steam
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1666: AmsterdamActive

Active — last game update shipped 22 days ago (Sep 30, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
1 month
Activity Score
85/100
Panache Digital Games · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
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CRYOActive

Active — last game update shipped 43 days ago (Sep 9, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 9, 2026
EA Duration
1 year
Activity Score
95/100
Valko Game Studios · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam