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

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