The first-person factory-building game Satisfactory launched in early access on the Epic Games store in March and was a huge success, selling more than 500,000 copies in less than three months. in October, Coffee Stain Studios designer Nathalie Verwei praised the decision to launch exclusively on the Epic store, saying that the financial stability offered by the Epic store meant that developers could "focus only on making good games" and that complaints about it came from a "vocal minority."

Still, there was no doubt that Satisfactory would eventually be released on Steam. (This explanation was apparently necessary because, as community manager Jace Varlet says in the video below, "We troll you a lot, but we don't troll you about release dates.")

The Steam Early Access release was originally scheduled for June 2, but Varlet said that at this point "it's not done yet."

"Those of you who have been following us at Epic for a long time are well aware that our release date is something of a guideline. We make our best guess, and often, frankly, we miss that date. We are sorry. But we're doing our best and the only reason we delay is because we're not finished. It's just not ready yet."

As for why Coffee Stain continues to announce before the date is ticked, Valette said it is to avoid prolonged "radio silence" that would frustrate followers. Coffee Stain is not necessarily going to meet a tentative deadline." We are not going to crunch. That would be a burden on our employees and we have to think about our well-being," Vallette said.

Satisfactory will be available for a 10% discount off the regular price of $30 when it debuts on Steam. For more information, visit satisfactorygame.com.