Captain of Industry
Live player count and Steam charts
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 2,873 | +495 | +20.8% | 6,342 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,378 | -740 | -23.7% | 4,680 |
| May 2026 | 3,118 | -845 | -21.3% | 5,720 |
| Apr 2026 | 3,963 | +3 | +0.1% | 7,209 |
| Mar 2026 | 3,960 | +1,898 | +92.0% | 9,040 |
| Feb 2026 | 2,062 | -206 | -9.1% | 3,616 |
| Jan 2026 | 2,268 | +213 | +10.4% | 3,896 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,055 | +28 | +1.4% | 3,574 |
| Nov 2025 | 2,027 | -123 | -5.7% | 3,485 |
| Oct 2025 | 2,150 | -309 | -12.6% | 3,978 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,459 | -490 | -16.6% | 4,556 |
| Aug 2025 | 2,949 | -605 | -17.0% | 5,578 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jul 20, 2026Patch notes for v0.8.6a
- Jul 20, 2026Update 4.2 is out now!
- Jul 13, 2026Captain's Diary #56: How we made products rendering 20× faster
- Jun 2, 2026Patch notes for v0.8.5
- May 11, 2026Patch notes for v0.8.4b
- May 8, 2026Patch notes for v0.8.4a
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 16:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 8 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
