EARLY access has been a large part of Steam’s gaming model for years, but not all early access games are successful. Many smaller projects go into early access on Steam, and there are two main

It’s still not exactly clear what updates are substantial enough to reset the counter and how long it takes between updates for it to appear. Open-world survival zombie sim Project Zomboid has been in Early Access on Steam for over a decade and doesn’t show the new warning because it still receives regular updates. Its last one was in January.

The Steam notice can tell you if a game that still needs work hasn’t been updated in months or even years.

It's not a universally applied system yet, but Steam will now tell players if an Early Access game hasn't been updated in over a year.

Steam now warns players when games released in early access have not been recently updated. As spotted by SteamDB, early access games that have not recently received an update will now carry a warning to prospective players, stating: "The last update made by the developer was over [X] months ago.

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Valve is introducing a feature that will give users insight into which game available in Steam Early Access is rarely updated by developers.

Steam has added a new warning to the Steam pages of early-access games that have not been updated in a long time.

Valve just implemented a welcome warning message that proves the company continues to put its Steam customers first.

Steam now shows when Early Access games were last updated. The update appears if a game goes 12 months without an update. This feature helps you avoid wasting money on dead games. Early access games are a great way to test titles in development,

Valve now warns players about inactive games in Early Access to prevent purchasing abandoned projects. Games with over a year of inactivity receive a warning, with 20+ months labeled as high risk. Developers must update store pages regularly to avoid warnings and mislead players.