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Space Colony Sim Oxygen Not Included Delayed Until July

Klei Entertainment's upcoming space sim Oxygen Not Included has been delayed until July. The game was originally intended to leave Early Access this month. The dev team revealed the news in a post on…

May 18, 2019 | 09:20 EDT

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World War 3 Warzone Giga Patch Adds New Maps, New Weapons And More

World War 3 has received its largest update since its Early Access launch. The Warzone Giga Patch adds a number of new features, new weapons, and new maps to the game. First up, patch 0.6 adds two…

May 17, 2019 | 09:00 EDT

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Mace And Grace Brings VR Medieval Mayhem To Steam On May 15th

Comical medieval VR adventure Mace and Grace swings its way onto Steam Early Access on May 15th. Mace and Grace blends comedy and brutality with a light-hearted medieval aesthetic. Players must…

May 9, 2019 | 09:50 EDT

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Open World Pirate Adventure Ferret Scoundrels Hits Early Access May 9th

The open-world pirate adventure Ferret Scoundrels will sail for Steam Early Access on May 9th, developer Cryogenic Entertainment announced. Developer Cryogenic Entertainment says it only plans to…

May 7, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

Risk of Rain 2 1 Million Units Sold May 3 2019
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Early Access Hit Risk of Rain 2 Racks Up One Million Sales in One Month

Risk of Rain was a massively successful and massively challenging indie roguelike 2D platformer. It was developed by two students at the University of Washington, Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse, who…

May 3, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Bird-Brained Twin Stick Shooter Blazing Beaks Leaves Early Access May 10th

Applava's roguelite twin-stick shooter Blazing Beaks is leaving its Early Access nest. The game will be getting a full release via Steam on May 10th. Blazing Beaks has been available via Steam's…

April 28, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Roadmap Outlines Upcoming Updates

Risk of Rain 2 is a brilliant sequel to its 2D roguelike predecessor. Already it's received critical acclaim from fans on Steam, and it's been less than a month since its early access debut. Now,…

April 26, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Roguelike Neverinth: The Never Ending Labyrinth Hits Early Access April 30th

Roguelike action RPG Neverinth: The Never Ending Labyrinth will launch via Steam Early Access on April 30th. The game is a single-player experience combining elements of Norse mythology, action…

April 17, 2019 | 11:50 EDT

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Zombie Multiplayer Title Pandemic Express Coming To Steam May 2nd

tinyBuild and TALLBOYS have announced a new game to be hitting Steam early access on May 2nd, 2019. Pandemic Express is an exciting, action-packed multiplayer experience which pits 30 players against…

April 13, 2019 | 12:30 EDT

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Breach Developer QC Games Shuts Down

QC Games, developers of the early access title Breach, is ceasing production of their game and is shutting down its studio. Today, the developer announced that it was the "last official day for QC…

April 3, 2019 | 08:32 EDT

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Abrakadaboom Explodes Onto Early Access This April

New 4 player local multiplayer party game Abrakadaboom has just announced that it will be coming to Early Access on April 18th this year. Coming from Argonauts Studios, Abrakadaboom is a multiplayer…

March 31, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Hell Let Loose Hits Steam Early Access on July 6

Hell Let Loose was successfully funded on Kickstarter in November 2017 with AU$ 308,368 raised (about $218K USD). Since then, the Black Matter team has been working on the game's development, with a…

March 28, 2019 | 07:00 EDT

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Media Molecule's Dreams Early Access Starts April 16

Media Molecule's Dreams was first revealed at PlayStation Meeting 2013, which was also when the PlayStation 4 itself was first announced. The studio presented a rather unusual tech demo that seemed…

March 28, 2019 | 04:40 EDT

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You Can Play Risk of Rain 2 in Early Access Right Now

The follow-up to the hit indie action-platformer Risk of Rain is available on Steam's Early Access. At first glance, you'll notice that it's quite different than its predecessor. Risk of Rain 2 can…

March 28, 2019 | 02:55 EDT

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Dreams Goes Early Access in Spring

Media Molecule's next game, Dreams, wrapped up its first beta testing period at the beginning of February, but players won't have to wait long to jump back in. In a post on the PlayStation Blog,…

February 20, 2019 | 06:00 EST

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Praey for the Gods Will Let You Slay Giant, Powerful Bosses On January 31

There are plenty of ‘clone’ games that are gorgeously done and others that come up short. As such, the developers at No Matter Studios have attempted to take the magic wonder of Shadow of the…

January 29, 2019 | 09:18 EST

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Legends of Aria Receives Delay Two Days Before Steam Launch

The sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria by Citadel Studios was supposed to launch on Steam tomorrow, but it just received a two-month delay. Legends of Aria was set for an early access launch, but the…

January 17, 2019 | 03:07 EST

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World War 3 Now Has a Team Death Match Mode and New Roadmap

Today, The Farm 51 announced the first major update for World War 3. This update includes a Team Deathmatch mode, an Early Access roadmap, and a 10% off sale to celebrate Black Friday. World War 3's…

November 22, 2018 | 05:00 EST

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Retro FPS DUSK Releases December 10

Today, New Blood Interactive has announced that their Retro FPS, DUSK, will be released out of Steam's Early Access on December 10. It also launched with an update that adds a 3rd endless arena, a…

October 31, 2018 | 07:48 EDT

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Sidescrolling Dark Fantasy RPG Sand is the Soul Comes To Steam This November

Polish one-man developer MGP Studios will be releasing their latest project in Early Access on November 1st. Sand is the Soul is a Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with what looks to be an…

October 26, 2018 | 10:00 EDT

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PC FPS World War 3 Hits Early Access October 19

Modern military shooter World War 3 hits Early Access next month, starting October 19th. The team-based multiplayer game is being developed by The Farm 51, the developers behind bizarre World War 1…

September 25, 2018 | 05:32 EDT

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Dying Light: Bad Blood Enters Early Access Later This Month

Dying Light: Bad Blood launches in Early Access later this month. Bad Blood is Techland's take on the Battle Royale genre. It pits 12 players against each other in an area with zombies and loot. The…

September 4, 2018 | 09:35 EDT

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H1Z1 Successor Just Survive Is Shutting Down In October

Just Survive is shutting its doors permanently in October. Developer Daybreak Games broke the news via their official website, where they thanked fans for playing the game and promised to learn from…

August 26, 2018 | 11:47 EDT

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Ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Devs Fear The Wolves To Enter Early Access Next Week

Vostok Games, a team comprised of ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. devs, is launching their battle royale title Fear The Wolves in Early Access next week. After being delayed by a month, it will launch in Early…

August 21, 2018 | 09:47 EDT

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Is Damsel Worth Playing?

Great 2D platformers blend smooth, fluid gameplay with challenging level design. When development teams find the right balance of the two, we get the best controlling games on the market like Super…

May 18, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Unite Your Tribe In Eden Rising: Supremacy, On Early Access May 17th

Eden Rising: Supremacy, a new co-op survival game from the creators of ROKH and Rollercoaster Tycoon World, will enter the Steam Early Access program May 17th. The news was confirmed via a press…

May 3, 2018 | 10:16 EDT

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Quake Champions April Update Adds New Champion, Tested Free to Play

Bethesda recently opened a limited Quake Champions test that allowed a small group of fans to play a free-to-play Early Access version. Beginning last Friday, a few prospective players had the…

April 30, 2018 | 03:53 EDT

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Look Radical With Radical Heights Bike Tricks and More in New Update

Boss Key has detailed a new update which has arrived in '80s battle royale romp Radical Heights. As well as addressing the usual bug fixes and stability tweaks, the update also brings with it new…

April 20, 2018 | 11:49 EDT

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LawBreakers Devs' Radical Heights is a 80s Game Show Battle Royale

Update: Hours after their initial reveal, Boss Key Productions tweeted about Pay to Win concerns in the Radical Heights founders pack. The permanent cash boost that was initially present is replaced…

April 9, 2018 | 12:40 EDT

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My Time at Portia Adds Livestock, Horse Riding and More

Farming/building simulator My Time at Portia is currently in Early Access and will be heading to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch later this year. The game allows players to manage their…

March 30, 2018 | 05:30 EDT

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Boat-Building Exploration Game Make Sail Launching Onto Early Access March 30th

Developer Popcannibal has announced that its procedurally generated boat-crafting exploration game Make Sail will launch into Steam Early Access on March 30. The game was funded on Fig back in…

March 26, 2018 | 02:45 EDT

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Desolate Early Access Impressions - Survival Horror With A Point

Desolate is an Early Access survival horror game that poses all sorts of questions. Why are horrific monsters all over the island? What turned the residents turned into angry madmen? Who is this…

March 21, 2018 | 12:00 EDT

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Astroneer Update Revitalizes Rovers

An update for Astroneer has been released today which improves upon the game's existing rovers with new models and functionality according to a forum post on the game's official website. The primary…

March 15, 2018 | 11:20 EDT

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Sunless Skies Encourages Exploration with the Exploration Update

Sunless Skies, the latest release from Failbetter Games and the semi-sequel to Sunless Sea, released its latest update on January 31st entitled Exploration. Incorporating much of the work from the…

February 5, 2018 | 09:52 EST

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Dead Cells Battling Its Way Onto Consoles In 2018

French indie developer Motion Twin has finally confirmed some specifics regarding the console ports of its hit Steam Early Access 2D roguelike Dead Cells, including which consoles it will be coming…

January 29, 2018 | 12:18 EST

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Passes 3 Million Players on Xbox One

Recently, Aaron Greenberg, Head of Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft, has released news that the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now has over 3 million players. This is quite…

January 12, 2018 | 05:00 EST

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Battalion 1944 Releases on Early Access February 1st

Today, Bulkhead Interactive, the developers of The Turning Test, has announced that Battalion 1944 will be available on Steam's Early Access February 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wQ9dkqxF9Y…

January 10, 2018 | 09:26 EST

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THQ Nordic Bringing Frosty Survival to Early Access in Fade To Silence

Those paying attention to THQ Nordic's website earlier today found that a countdown timer had appeared. The time that the countdown would end coincided with the beginning of The Game Awards 2017…

December 7, 2017 | 08:15 EST

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SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE Launching Into Early Access

Just when you thought it was safe to log onto the net, TechRaptor's 2016 Indie Game of the Year has returned. SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE is a brand new expandalone that continues the story of "the…

December 5, 2017 | 08:00 EST

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DayZ To Remain in Alpha Stage Until 2018

Bohemia Interactive, the developers behind DayZ, an open world zombie survival game that came into being following the success of the ARMA 2 mod of the same name, recently announced that it would not…

December 4, 2017 | 10:30 EST

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Dodgeball Rising Bounces Onto Steam Early Access December 14th

Dodgeball Rising, a dodgeball game set in Edo-era Japan developed by Asakusa Studios and published by Happinet, will be entering Steam Early Access on December 14, 2017, according to the publisher.…

November 11, 2017 | 02:00 EST

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Regions of Ruin Hits Early Access October 5th

If you've been wondering what a 2D sidescrolling action take on Kingdom would look like, it appears that there may be an answer for you in the upcoming Regions of Ruin. In Regions of Ruin you play…

September 16, 2017 | 05:15 EDT

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Valve Talks About Steam's Future, Clarifies Discovery Features

Valve has posted a rather lengthy blog post talking about their vision for the future of the Steam store. This blog post is meant to inspire a dialog between Valve and the enormous installed user…

May 9, 2017 | 08:32 EDT

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Production Line Enters Steam Early Access May 18

Production Line, a game from Positech Games where you manage a car factory, will be coming to Steam Early Access on May 18th according to a press release. Fans of games like Factorio and Big Pharma …

May 7, 2017 | 11:30 EDT

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Turn Based Strategy Post Human W.A.R Enters Steam Early Access

Turn-based strategy games can get a little dry for some people's tastes. Studio Chahut and PLAYDIUS Entertainment are attempting to remedy that with Post Human W.A.R by adding a self-proclaimed…

May 4, 2017 | 02:00 EDT

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Sells 2 Million Copies, Holds Charity Event

I think by now it's safe to say that PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is the next big hit coming from Steam's Early Access program. The game, made by the modder who created Battle Royale mods for games…

May 3, 2017 | 09:23 EDT

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Settle Mars in ROKH, Coming to Early Access May 16

Nvizzio Creations and Darewise Entertainment have announced ROKH, an online survival game set on Mars coming to Steam's Early Access program on May 16. Here's a gameplay trailer showcasing some of…

April 29, 2017 | 05:45 EDT

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Playerunknown's Battlegrounds Passes 1 Million Sales

Its debut on Steam's Early Access came just a few weeks ago, but PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is already making waves. After having spent 2 weeks at the top of the Steam charts, the Battle Royale-…

April 17, 2017 | 11:39 EDT