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

When you click on an early access game on Steam, you might see a new note that could give an idea whether its developer has already abandoned the project. As SteamDB first reported, Steam has started adding notes on games' official pages if they haven't been updated in a while.

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.

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

Valve has rolled out a new Steam feature that warns you when a game in Early Access hasn't had an update in a while, but there are caveats.

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

Valve has quietly implmented a useful new Steam feature warning users - and potential purchasers - how long it's been since an early access game last received an update. Steam early access has unquestionably helped a huge number of games get over the development finish line since its introduction in 2013,

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.