UFL, a new football game that aspires to challenge giants such as "EA Sports FC" and "Pro Evolution Football", has not launched on Steam even though it has launched an early access version on the PC.

Although many players will think of Steam's related programs when they mention "early access" - a program through which players can test unfinished works and support developers, this concept is not exclusive to Valve.UFL has previously launched an early access version, but it has only been launched on Xbox and PS5 consoles. These platforms are obviously not related to Steam.The developer gave up the idea of ​​releasing the game on PS4 and Xbox One and was able to devote more time to PC development.But will it avoid Steam?

It can be seen from the official website of UFL that the PC early access version has just been launched, but it cannot be played through Steam.If you want to experience the content prepared by the developer for computer players, you must use the game's exclusive launcher and pay at least US$30 for PC play rights.It should be noted that the official full version of UFL was supposed to be free to play when it was released, so if you choose to wait, you will not only be able to experience the game for free, but there is a high possibility that it will eventually be released on Steam.Why is there such a judgment?

The most obvious clue is that UFL already has a Steam store page.Not only that, the game has also undergone demo testing and alpha testing on the Steam platform in the past.From this we can speculate that it is only a matter of time before it lands on the Valve platform.But when will it land? There is no definite news yet.

Historically, the early access phase may last for half a year or may be extended indefinitely.Of course, we don’t expect UFL to take too long – after all, the full version can already be experienced on the console, but porting the game to PC and optimizing it will take some time, because players’ computer configurations vary widely.A conservative estimate is that this game may be available on Steam within 3 to 6 months, but this is only a rough prediction.