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Difficult Early Access Games on Steam

20 tracked games · median EA 3 years 10 months

High-difficulty Early Access games tracked for balance hotfixes and fairness patches over time.

Of the 20 Difficult Early Access games we track, most still look active on Steam: 15 (75%) Active, 2 (10%) Slowing, 1 (5%) Stalled, 1 (5%) Likely Abandoned, 1 (5%) 1.0 Released. Median Early Access duration is 3 years 10 months. The most recently updated title is He is Coming (last Steam activity Oct 21, 2026). The longest gap since an update belongs to Kerbal Space Program 2 (last Steam activity Jun 11, 2024, 859 days ago).

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Status breakdown

StatusGamesShare
Active1575%
Slowing Down210%
Stalled15%
Likely Abandoned15%
Left Early Access (1.0)15%

Median Early Access duration: 3 years 10 months (1,397 days).

Most recently updated

  1. 1
    He is Coming

    Last activity Oct 21, 2026 · 0d ago

    Active
  2. 2
    Nuclear Design Bureau

    Last activity Oct 17, 2026 · 2d ago

    Active
  3. 3
    Windblown

    Last activity Oct 15, 2026 · 3d ago

    Active
  4. 4
    Valheim

    Last activity Oct 15, 2026 · 4d ago

    Left Early Access (1.0)
  5. 5
    Raiders of Blackveil

    Last activity Oct 13, 2026 · 5d ago

    Active

Longest gap since an update

  1. 1
    Kerbal Space Program 2

    Last activity Jun 11, 2024 · 859d ago

    Likely Abandoned
  2. 2
    ULTRAKILL

    Last activity Apr 25, 2026 · 176d ago

    Slowing Down
  3. 3
    MX Bikes

    Last activity Jun 10, 2026 · 130d ago

    Slowing Down
  4. 4
    Turing Complete

    Last activity Sep 1, 2026 · 48d ago

    Active
  5. 5
    Tiny Rogues

    Last activity Sep 4, 2026 · 44d ago

    Stalled

All Difficult games

Valheim header
ValheimLeft Early Access (1.0)

Left Early Access on Sep 9, 2026 — updated 7 times since 1.0. Last update: Oct 15, 2026.

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
5 years 7 months
Activity Score
96/100
Iron Gate AB · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
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ULTRAKILLSlowing Down

Slowing down — no patch or developer post for 6 months (last: Apr 25, 2026).

Last Activity
Apr 25, 2026
EA Duration
6 years 1 month
Activity Score
73/100
Arsi "Hakita" Patala · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
Slay the Spire 2 header
Slay the Spire 2Active

Active — last game update shipped 70 days ago (Aug 14, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 25, 2026
EA Duration
7 months
Activity Score
94/100
Mega Crit · $24.99
Audit Report →Steam
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MX BikesSlowing Down

Slowing down — no patch or developer post for 4 months (last: Jun 10, 2026).

Last Activity
Jun 10, 2026
EA Duration
7 years
Activity Score
50/100
PiBoSo · $34.99
Audit Report →Steam
Kerbal Space Program 2 header
Kerbal Space Program 2Likely Abandoned

Likely abandoned — no patch or developer post on Steam for 28 months (last: Jun 11, 2024).

Last Activity
Jun 11, 2024
EA Duration
3 years 8 months
Activity Score
0/100
Intercept Games · $49.99
Audit Report →Steam
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StoneshardActive

Active — last game update shipped 66 days ago (Aug 17, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 3, 2026
EA Duration
6 years 8 months
Activity Score
78/100
Ink Stains Games · $17.49
Audit Report →Steam
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9 KingsActive

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

Last Activity
Oct 8, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 5 months
Activity Score
98/100
Sad Socket · $19.99
Audit Report →Steam
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ExanimaActive

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

Last Activity
Oct 8, 2026
EA Duration
11 years 5 months
Activity Score
80/100
Bare Mettle Entertainment · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Tiny RoguesStalled

Stalled — developer posted on Sep 4, 2026, but no game update in 12 months (last patch: Oct 3, 2025).

Last Activity
Sep 4, 2026
EA Duration
4 years
Activity Score
45/100
RubyDev · $9.99
Audit Report →Steam
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SubsistenceActive

Stalled — developer posted on Sep 11, 2026, but no recorded game patch on Steam in over 12 months.

Last Activity
Sep 11, 2026
EA Duration
10 years
Activity Score
66/100
ColdGames · $8.39
Audit Report →Steam
Windblown header
WindblownActive

Active — last game update shipped 84 days ago (Jul 30, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
2 years
Activity Score
99/100
Motion Twin · $24.99
Audit Report →Steam
Assetto Corsa Rally header
Assetto Corsa RallyActive

Active — last game update shipped 42 days ago (Sep 10, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 10, 2026
EA Duration
11 months
Activity Score
95/100
Supernova Games Studios · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
Turing Complete header
Turing CompleteActive

Stalled — developer posted on Sep 1, 2026, but no game update in 20 months (last patch: Feb 24, 2025).

Last Activity
Sep 1, 2026
EA Duration
5 years
Activity Score
64/100
LevelHead · $19.99
Audit Report →Steam
He is Coming header
He is ComingActive

Active — last game update shipped 1 day ago (Oct 21, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 21, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 3 months
Activity Score
100/100
Chronocle · $9.99
Audit Report →Steam
Better Than Dead header
Better Than DeadActive

Active — last game update shipped 27 days ago (Sep 25, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 9, 2026
EA Duration
5 months
Activity Score
98/100
MONTE GALLO · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Tricking 0Active

Active — last game update shipped 34 days ago (Sep 18, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 18, 2026
EA Duration
4 years 6 months
Activity Score
73/100
Full-in Studios · $19.99
Audit Report →Steam