[pageald]

Has there ever been a high profile early access game that crossed the finish line? It seems like studios usually take the money and run, like Bohemia Interactive with DayZ. Five years and tens/hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and the game is abandonware.

I guess Minecraft is one notable exception.

[mrep]

Not exactly high profile but subnautica was an early access game that turned out awesome. Granted, I only bought and played it after it was fully finished but early access started 3 years before the final release.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnautica

[zchrykng]

Warframe would be another, imo.

[oceanstone]

Rust left early access this January, after 4 years. https://rust.facepunch.com/blog/leaving-early-access/

[ryneandal]

Pillars of Eternity was very successful.