The Latest Breaking News from Early Access

'Wardogs' Early Access Hit With Issues Internally and Externally, Affecting Player Experience

Wardogs' early access has been hit with various issues that players have complained about in their experiences.

Player One · Sep 21

Path of Exile 2 Is Finally Leaving Early Access — Is 1.0 the Comeback Players Have Been Waiting For?

Path of Exile 2 leaves Early Access and goes free-to-play on December 11, bringing its first sword class alongside two years of balance fixes. We look at whether 1.0 can turn a rocky Early Access into a real long-term ARPG.

Player One · Aug 28

1666 Amsterdam is out and unfinished – but that's the whole point

1666 Amsterdam is fiddly, weird, and rough around the edges, which makes it a perfect Early Access game

GamesRadar · Aug 25

'Outward 2' Live Open Beta: Brutal Survival RPG Opens to All Players Ahead of Early Access Launch

"Outward 2" Open Beta is now live for all players. Experience a brutal survival RPG ahead of Early Access launch on July 7 across platforms.

Player One · Jun 8

'Dead as Disco' Early Access Review: A Rhythm Action Game With Addictive Gameplay and a Unique Combat System

"Dead as Disco" Early Access review covering gameplay, combat system, custom music feature, boss battles, and what makes this rhythm action game stand out.

Player One · Jun 1

Paralives, the biggest rival to The Sims in years, is out for Early Access

After almost a decade in development, the highly anticipated new life sim is finally here.

Dot Esports · May 25

Forza Horizon 6 hits a massive milestone across Xbox, PC, and Game Pass after its explosive release — it just set a new Steam peak player count, too

Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 got off to an explosive start at launch, and it's only picking up speed with a new milestone and Steam player count record.

Windows Central · May 21

After 5 years in early access, one of Steam's best-rated shooters goes on sale one last time before a price increase: "Don't say we didn't warn you!"

Ultrakill's getting a price bump "to account for the new content that came in the LAYER 8: FRAUD update"

GamesRadar · May 15

Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 blew up the Steam charts in minutes at its Early Access launch — it's peaked at nearly half a million concurrent players

Subnautica 2 has finally arrived on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass, and has already become a colossal hit on Steam alone. It's enjoying a huge launch right now.

Windows Central · May 14

Subnautica 2 celebrates huge launch day with over 1 million copies sold in Early Access

Unknown Worlds has already reached a major sales milestone.

Dot Esports · May 14