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Dark Early Access Games on Steam

20 tracked games · median EA 1 year 4 months

Dark-toned Early Access worlds monitored for narrative and systems updates after the mood pitch.

Of the 20 Dark Early Access games we track, most still look active on Steam: 16 (80%) Active, 2 (10%) Slowing, 1 (5%) Stalled, 0 (0%) Likely Abandoned, 1 (5%) 1.0 Released. Median Early Access duration is 1 year 4 months. The most recently updated title is Path of Exile 2 (last Steam activity Oct 21, 2026). The longest gap since an update belongs to The Coffin of Andy and Leyley (last Steam activity Jul 1, 2026, 110 days ago).

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Status breakdown

StatusGamesShare
Active1680%
Slowing Down210%
Stalled15%
Likely Abandoned00%
Left Early Access (1.0)15%

Median Early Access duration: 1 year 4 months (496 days).

Most recently updated

  1. 1
    Path of Exile 2

    Last activity Oct 21, 2026 · 0d ago

    Active
  2. 2
    Scam Line

    Last activity Oct 20, 2026 · 0d ago

    Active
  3. 3
    Nuclear Design Bureau

    Last activity Oct 17, 2026 · 2d ago

    Active
  4. 4
    Deep Rock Galactic

    Last activity Oct 16, 2026 · 2d ago

    Left Early Access (1.0)
  5. 5
    Phasmophobia

    Last activity Oct 16, 2026 · 2d ago

    Active

Longest gap since an update

  1. 1
    The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

    Last activity Jul 1, 2026 · 110d ago

    Slowing Down
  2. 2
    Liar's Bar

    Last activity Jul 3, 2026 · 108d ago

    Slowing Down
  3. 3
    Grimshire

    Last activity Jul 22, 2026 · 88d ago

    Active
  4. 4
    Inside the Backrooms

    Last activity Jul 30, 2026 · 80d ago

    Active
  5. 5
    Blood Trail

    Last activity Sep 5, 2026 · 43d ago

    Stalled

All Dark games

Phasmophobia header
PhasmophobiaActive

Active — last game update shipped 10 days ago (Oct 8, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 16, 2026
EA Duration
6 years 1 month
Activity Score
99/100
Kinetic Games · $13.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Deep Rock GalacticLeft Early Access (1.0)

Left Early Access on May 13, 2020 — updated 25 times since 1.0. Last update: Sep 22, 2026.

Last Activity
Oct 16, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 9 months
Activity Score
89/100
Ghost Ship Games · $8.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Path of Exile 2Active

Active — last game update shipped 13 days ago (Oct 6, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 21, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 10 months
Activity Score
99/100
Grinding Gear Games · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Liar's BarSlowing Down

Slowing down — no patch or developer post for 3 months (last: Jul 3, 2026).

Last Activity
Jul 3, 2026
EA Duration
2 years
Activity Score
79/100
Curve Animation · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Jump SpaceActive

Active — last game update shipped 10 days ago (Oct 8, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 13, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 1 month
Activity Score
99/100
Keepsake Games · $19.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Blood TrailStalled

Stalled — developer posted on Sep 5, 2026, but no game update in 17 months (last patch: May 25, 2025).

Last Activity
Sep 5, 2026
EA Duration
7 years 6 months
Activity Score
26/100
Electrovore · $24.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Incursion Red RiverActive

Active — last developer post 17 days ago (Oct 1, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 1, 2026
EA Duration
2 years 6 months
Activity Score
98/100
Games Of Tomorrow GmbH · $21.99
Audit Report →Steam
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GrimshireActive

Active — last game update shipped 88 days ago (Jul 22, 2026).

Last Activity
Jul 22, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 2 months
Activity Score
70/100
Acute Owl Studio · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Conquest DarkActive

Active — last game update shipped 3 days ago (Oct 15, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 5 months
Activity Score
99/100
Eldritch Sword Games · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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The Other SideActive

Active — last game update shipped 5 days ago (Oct 13, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 13, 2026
EA Duration
1 year 7 months
Activity Score
99/100
Vectora Games · $13.99
Audit Report →Steam
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Scam LineActive

Active — last game update shipped today (Oct 20, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 20, 2026
EA Duration
9 months
Activity Score
75/100
RavenJm · $6.99
Audit Report →Steam
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NO BACKUPActive

Active — last game update shipped 31 days ago (Sep 17, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 18, 2026
EA Duration
5 months
Activity Score
94/100
Serundeox · $9.99
Audit Report →Steam
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1666: AmsterdamActive

Active — last game update shipped 18 days ago (Sep 30, 2026).

Last Activity
Oct 15, 2026
EA Duration
1 month
Activity Score
85/100
Panache Digital Games · $29.99
Audit Report →Steam
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CRYOActive

Active — last game update shipped 39 days ago (Sep 9, 2026).

Last Activity
Sep 9, 2026
EA Duration
1 year
Activity Score
95/100
Valko Game Studios · $14.99
Audit Report →Steam