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.

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,

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

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.

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

Steam now warns PC gamers if an Early Access game hasn't seen a recent update. As spotted by SteamDB, an extra note now appears inside the Early Access Game or Software box if it hasn't been updated in some time.

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

If too much time passes between Early Access game updates on Steam, Valve will add a warning notice to the product page.

Steam now warns about Early Access games that haven't been updated in months, helping players identify unupdated games.

It's got its ups and downs, but I rather like Steam early access. Being able to get in on the ground floor of something, watch it develop, and support developers whose ambitions might exceed their initial budgets is a neat thing.