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.

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.

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.

I t'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

Steam early access games that haven't been updated in a long while will now be more prominently labelled as such,

Steam now warns PC gamers if an Early Access game hasn't seen a recent update.

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.