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Captain of Industry

MaFi Games · 2022-05-31

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 31, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Captain of Industry is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2022, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 11599 reviews).

1,946
playing now
90%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (2.5k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

1,946 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Finding yourself on an abandoned island, you and your loyal crew are starting a new colony after the world has spiraled into chaos. Mine, manufacture, harvest, research, explore & more!(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Captain of Industry trailer thumbnail

Captain of Industry - Update 4 Launch Trailer

≈444,615 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,946 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,513 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~314/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 234k–527k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,713 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2023-05-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20222026Week of 2022-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,046 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.5k1.2k2026-09-15 13:00 — 2,800 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 2,238 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 1,542 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 3,496 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 3,437 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 1,580 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 2,182 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 2,878 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1,767 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3,334 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 2,864 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1,368 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 1,645 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 2,562 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 1,859 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 1,573 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 2,349 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 1,464 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 1,295 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 3,149 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 2,339 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1,229 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1,946 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.5k657Jun 2022Aug 2026Jun 2022 — avg 3,241 · peak 6,125Aug 2022 — avg 1,500 · peak 2,817Oct 2022 — avg 1,085 · peak 2,013Dec 2022 — avg 745 · peak 1,358Feb 2023 — avg 798 · peak 1,471Apr 2023 — avg 714 · peak 1,482Jun 2023 — avg 2,589 · peak 5,325Aug 2023 — avg 1,194 · peak 2,143Oct 2023 — avg 1,031 · peak 1,945Dec 2023 — avg 1,043 · peak 1,772Feb 2024 — avg 995 · peak 1,833Apr 2024 — avg 2,790 · peak 5,877Jun 2024 — avg 1,543 · peak 2,815Aug 2024 — avg 1,070 · peak 1,996Oct 2024 — avg 911 · peak 1,730Dec 2024 — avg 800 · peak 1,391Feb 2025 — avg 883 · peak 1,549Apr 2025 — avg 1,175 · peak 2,119Jun 2025 — avg 4,538 · peak 9,942Aug 2025 — avg 2,949 · peak 5,578Oct 2025 — avg 2,150 · peak 3,978Dec 2025 — avg 2,055 · peak 3,574Feb 2026 — avg 2,062 · peak 3,616Apr 2026 — avg 3,963 · peak 7,209Jun 2026 — avg 2,378 · peak 4,680Aug 2026 — avg 3,031 · peak 5,514
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
11112026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 7 new positive2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-25: 9 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 11 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$23.992022-05-312026-07-272022-05-31 — best price $29.992023-04-24 — best price $29.992023-06-06 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-10-10 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-02-12 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-04-19 — best price $29.992024-06-10 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-07-29 — best price $29.992024-10-14 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-07 — best price $29.992025-05-28 — best price $34.992025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-07-21 — best price $34.992025-09-13 — best price $34.992025-10-06 — best price $34.992025-10-19 — best price $34.992025-12-02 — best price $34.992026-01-05 — best price $34.992026-01-27 — best price $34.992026-03-16 — best price $34.992026-03-26 — best price $34.992026-04-30 — best price $34.992026-06-13 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-07-27 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

41602026-10-01 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 9 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound3 DLC

20 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-05-31, latest 2026-03-09 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

MiningEconomyBuildingStrategySurvivalRealisticAutomationColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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