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After Palworld and Valheim, more than half of Steam's top 10 best-rated 2026 releases are early access survivors…
Despite player cynicism towards the early access model, six of Steam's top 10 best-rated releases for 2026 are games that graduated from early access to a 1.0 launch. Titles like Palworld and Valheim, alongside others such as Scrap Mechanic and Timberborn, have achieved high ratings, demonstrating the continued success and viability of the early access development process.
After spending more than a decade in early access, robotic survival game Scrap Mechanic enters 1.0 later this month
Axolot Games announced that its robotic survival sandbox game, Scrap Mechanic, will officially launch its 1.0 version on July 24th, after more than a decade in early access. The 1.0 update will include a significant graphical upgrade and new content for the survival experience, with more details expected closer to release.
