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Construction Simulator

weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbH · astragon Entertainment · 2022-09-20

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft StoreGame Pass

CasualSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 20, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 20, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 20, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 20, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.

Construction Simulator is a Casual, Simulation game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 14628 reviews).

1,497
playing now
80%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72
twitch viewers (latest)
7.2
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
3.32★
PlayStation Store rating (7,613 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

1,497 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

On the European map inspired by the idyllic cities of Southwest Germany, you’ll find rolling hills and beautiful riversides. In Friedenberg your mission is to help design solutions for renewable energy and improve the city’s infrastructure during the campaign. Aside from these larger jobs, you’ll get assorted tasks to test out every bit of equipment that you earn. Take pride in your accomplishments as you ride through the city! On the American map you start from scratch assisted by your mentor Hape, you get bigger and more interesting jobs to grow your company and expand your fleet. You’ll al(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Construction Simulator trailer thumbnail

Construction Simulator - Official Release Trailer

≈457,505 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,497 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,344 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~168/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 306k–689k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,321 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.45 at GameBillet (2026-08-26) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 130 of 157 observed days · $22.54 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20222026Week of 2022-09-01: 1,287 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 762 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8.2k2222026-09-15 12:00 — 751 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 671 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 263 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 777 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 1,126 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 261 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 452 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 875 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 334 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 703 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 774 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 336 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 301 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3,342 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 4,054 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 2,034 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 5,063 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 3,336 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1,629 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 4,159 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 3,239 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 886 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 1,497 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6.9k446Sep 2022Aug 2026Sep 2022 — avg 6,858 · peak 17,273Nov 2022 — avg 1,119 · peak 3,197Jan 2023 — avg 715 · peak 1,880Mar 2023 — avg 653 · peak 1,778May 2023 — avg 496 · peak 1,159Jul 2023 — avg 849 · peak 2,090Sep 2023 — avg 751 · peak 2,240Nov 2023 — avg 707 · peak 2,141Jan 2024 — avg 643 · peak 1,657Mar 2024 — avg 724 · peak 1,792May 2024 — avg 525 · peak 1,204Jul 2024 — avg 731 · peak 1,859Sep 2024 — avg 656 · peak 1,754Nov 2024 — avg 640 · peak 2,089Jan 2025 — avg 658 · peak 1,867Mar 2025 — avg 615 · peak 1,577May 2025 — avg 452 · peak 1,073Jul 2025 — avg 586 · peak 1,228Sep 2025 — avg 466 · peak 1,261Nov 2025 — avg 489 · peak 1,147Jan 2026 — avg 587 · peak 1,532Mar 2026 — avg 560 · peak 1,401May 2026 — avg 506 · peak 1,242Jul 2026 — avg 907 · peak 2,283Aug 2026 — avg 700 · peak 2,057
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
71712026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 14 new positive2026-09-21: 4 new negative2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 71 new positive2026-10-03: 60 new negative2026-10-04: 50 new positive2026-10-04: 28 new negative2026-10-05: 30 new positive2026-10-05: 22 new negative2026-10-06: 36 new positive2026-10-06: 16 new negative2026-10-07: 34 new positive2026-10-07: 22 new negative2026-10-08: 38 new positive2026-10-08: 23 new negative2026-10-09: 32 new positive2026-10-09: 10 new negative2026-10-10: 38 new positive2026-10-10: 6 new negative2026-10-11: 28 new positive2026-10-11: 11 new negative2026-10-12: 29 new positive2026-10-12: 8 new negative2026-10-13: 18 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 22 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$10.372022-06-222026-10-142022-06-22 — best price $34.992022-10-20 — best price $31.872023-01-23 — best price $34.992023-03-16 — best price $24.492023-05-07 — best price $19.992023-07-17 — best price $23.882023-09-21 — best price $34.992023-11-28 — best price $34.992024-01-18 — best price $20.992024-03-14 — best price $20.992024-05-13 — best price $34.992024-08-12 — best price $23.992024-11-04 — best price $21.802024-12-21 — best price $24.992025-01-27 — best price $21.092025-03-17 — best price $34.992025-04-19 — best price $20.992025-06-03 — best price $29.022025-07-12 — best price $34.992025-08-12 — best price $34.992025-09-01 — best price $28.002025-10-16 — best price $17.492025-11-20 — best price $17.632025-12-03 — best price $20.992026-01-03 — best price $20.992026-01-27 — best price $15.992026-02-26 — best price $39.992026-03-27 — best price $24.992026-04-12 — best price $20.992026-05-03 — best price $32.482026-06-01 — best price $14.992026-06-26 — best price $13.742026-07-17 — best price $20.742026-08-09 — best price $32.482026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

20002026-09-30 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 118 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 178 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 72 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
71%
earned "Trial Course Completed"
3.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support19 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 19 DLC released, first 2022-09-20, latest 2024-12-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)7,1732%33
Steam (Steam)6,1101%33
Xbox One (Xbox)3,1661%33
PS4 (PlayStation)3,0692%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

CasualDrivingPhysicsBuildingRelaxingEducationRealisticOpen WorldSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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