Hopefully Steam gets back on track with
listing early access games properly.
Not exact matches
For starters, the
game's map is gigantic, and the
list of features added is hefty — and the
game's only in
Early Access.
The
list was for
early access games not necessarily Steam
early access, although most developers seem to go the Steam route.
The base
game listed on the store is the BR mode, with the
early access packs being
listed as add - ons for that.
Robocraft is currently part of Steam's
Early Access initiative, already boasts over 7 million player accounts and regularly features in the top 50 of Steam's most - played
games list.
Dead Cells is a high pressure
game compared to others in this
list (bar Ori and Hollow Knight), but if you like action and great pixel art Dead Cells is a good option, though it still has some time to mature in
Early Access.
Project Shield is currently
listed as an
early access game and I really hope that some variations of gameplay are in its future.
While this multiplayer zombie survival
game has only been out as an
Early Access since 23rd March this year, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is already topping steam's
list with a peak crowed of over 86,000 players at one time.
But considering that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is considered an
Early Access game, does it deserve to be on the
list?
We won't be doing
Early Access for the reasons
listed in our FAQ (see Soren Johnson's Gamasutra article); we prefer to launch as a full
game on Steam once we're ready & the
game is complete.
Well to give you a hand, we've
listed our top five
early access games.
As with others on the
list, it has been in
Early Access for quite some time, but the PS4 release of the full
game is set for this year.
Everything above PLUS be a Beta Tester with
early access to the table AND see your name
listed as a Beta Tester in the Development Team portion of the
game credits!
In fact, Raw Data has become the first VR
game to land the first spot on Steam's bestseller
list (and currently occupying the second position as of now), which is impressive considering how Raw Data is still in
Early Access.
There are quite a few good deals, but this
early access is limited to PlayStation Plus subscribers, so if you aren't one, but want a
game listed here, you'll have to wait until November 21st.