The best early access games
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Jesse Lennox Updated February 19, 2025 |
Most of the time, playing an unfinished game is cause for outrage. We expect the best PC games to be complete, stable, and fun above anything else. But there is a new tool for games, mostly indie games, to take advantage of that lets players try a game early knowing that the game isn’t complete. Early access allows smaller development teams to get funding for their games before launching them, accumulate useful player data and feedback, and learn to make changes on the fly. For players, they get to see some experimental new games that probably wouldn’t otherwise exist and be a part of the development in a small way. Early access games encompass almost every genre, from RPGs and roguelikes to co-op and open-world games, so we’ve gathered up some of the best games currently in early access that just might be, or already are, the next massive hit.
If you want to know when the most anticipated upcoming PC games will fully launch, check out this list as well.
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