Best Early Access games on PC
Games made available while they are still in active development, with systems and content that may change before completion. Gameplay varies widely, though survival, crafting, horror, and multiplayer are common among prominent examples.
- Systems may change during development
- Often multiplayer or cooperative
- Survival and crafting are common
Related: Survival, Multiplayer, Co-op, Open World Survival Craft
1,037 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Heat Death: Survival Train
Survival crafting in a frozen world aboard a custom-built train
78% positive
727 reviews
Astronomics
Top-down asteroid mining and automation before each asteroid leaves
89% positive
725 reviews
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Physics-based building sandbox with missions and ragdoll movement
92% positive
714 reviews
Lawgivers II
Turn-based political sandbox about elections, lawmaking, and governing nations
70% positive
710 reviews
Voor De Kroon
Medieval strategy-action game with battlefield command and direct combat
87% positive
706 reviews
Trench Tales
Third-person shooter with deliberate combat in surreal war zones
70% positive
706 reviews
Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
Fantasy action RPG with stickman combat and recruitable companions
79% positive
704 reviews
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Visual programming and automation to terraform frozen planets with robots
83% positive
694 reviews
Barista Simulator
Café management sim with hands-on coffee preparation and staff
77% positive
693 reviews
Cafemart Simulator
Café and supermarket management sim with baking and co-op
73% positive
690 reviews
Stygian: Outer Gods
First-person survival horror with Lovecraftian mysteries and RPG choices
82% positive
689 reviews
World Warfare & Economics
Grand strategy simulation about ruling nations through economics and war
58% positive
688 reviews
Feather Party
Multiplayer chick party game with minigames and a board mode
88% positive
687 reviews
Idle Racing GO: Clicker Tycoon
Idle racing clicker with car upgrades and league opponents
51% positive
Free
Pro Wrestling Sim
Text-based wrestling management sim built around fantasy booking
97% positive
686 reviews
Boreal Blade
Team-based melee PvP with directional swordplay and customizable warriors
63% positive
685 reviews
Paradiddle
VR drumming simulator with lessons, custom kits, and rhythm songs
91% positive
685 reviews
ORX
Roguelike tower defense built from cards and connected tiles
69% positive
684 reviews
Dungeon Inn
Turn-based inn management where rival guilds must stay apart
93% positive
673 reviews
Dark Quest 2
Turn-based fantasy dungeon crawler with hero parties and dice rolls
84% positive
663 reviews
Estate Agent Simulator
Property simulation about buying, furnishing, renting, and selling homes
67% positive
660 reviews
Elven Assassin
VR archery defense against orc attacks, alone or with friends
84% positive
656 reviews
BodyRecords
Bodycam horror exploration where speaking can draw creatures near
65% positive
652 reviews
The Anomaly Project
First-person co-op horror game about spotting changes to escape
82% positive
649 reviews