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Rise of Industry

Dapper Penguin Studios · Kasedo Games · 2019-05-02

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 02, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 02, 2019 (Mac), May 02, 2019 (Linux)

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Rise of Industry is an Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $7.49, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 4193 reviews).

20
playing now
73%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (845 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Rise of Industry is a business tycoon game developed by Spanish indie team Dapper Penguin Studios and published by Kasedo Games. The game sees players build and manage their industrial empires as they attempt to grow and expand in the early 20th century.

Trailer

Rise of Industry trailer thumbnail

Rise of Industry | Release Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (221 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 49,353 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 105k–252k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,193 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at MacGameStore (2025-03-19) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $35.03 · on sale 131 of 167 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16916920182026Week of 2018-02-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3552026-09-14 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 22 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 15 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 35 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 19 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 27 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3181Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Apr 2018 — avg 22 · peak 61Jul 2018 — avg 65 · peak 201Oct 2018 — avg 68 · peak 158Jan 2019 — avg 116 · peak 592Apr 2019 — avg 43 · peak 116Jul 2019 — avg 113 · peak 273Oct 2019 — avg 119 · peak 614Jan 2020 — avg 94 · peak 246Apr 2020 — avg 69 · peak 404Jul 2020 — avg 114 · peak 268Oct 2020 — avg 49 · peak 100Jan 2021 — avg 95 · peak 198Apr 2021 — avg 57 · peak 128Jul 2021 — avg 74 · peak 191Oct 2021 — avg 51 · peak 116Jan 2022 — avg 66 · peak 173Apr 2022 — avg 46 · peak 94Jul 2022 — avg 48 · peak 100Oct 2022 — avg 33 · peak 69Jan 2023 — avg 47 · peak 143Apr 2023 — avg 37 · peak 73Jul 2023 — avg 33 · peak 70Oct 2023 — avg 76 · peak 398Jan 2024 — avg 43 · peak 125Apr 2024 — avg 26 · peak 72Jul 2024 — avg 26 · peak 58Oct 2024 — avg 30 · peak 63Jan 2025 — avg 28 · peak 62Apr 2025 — avg 24 · peak 56Jul 2025 — avg 24 · peak 54Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 47Jan 2026 — avg 20 · peak 46Apr 2026 — avg 24 · peak 64Jul 2026 — avg 20 · peak 45Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 56
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$32.52$3.892018-02-082026-10-142018-02-08 — best price $24.992018-06-22 — best price $18.732018-09-29 — best price $19.422018-12-24 — best price $22.752019-06-25 — best price $19.492019-09-23 — best price $16.142019-11-28 — best price $17.992020-01-22 — best price $29.992020-03-11 — best price $12.752020-05-05 — best price $11.992020-07-12 — best price $29.992020-08-25 — best price $29.992020-10-11 — best price $25.382020-11-23 — best price $10.502021-01-18 — best price $21.992021-04-13 — best price $25.382021-05-29 — best price $29.992021-08-18 — best price $7.922021-11-20 — best price $25.792022-01-24 — best price $10.192022-04-26 — best price $5.842022-07-30 — best price $29.992022-12-05 — best price $4.702023-03-03 — best price $8.992023-05-26 — best price $22.042023-09-15 — best price $22.042024-02-02 — best price $29.992024-06-05 — best price $3.992024-11-04 — best price $4.792025-03-03 — best price $4.192025-07-24 — best price $22.042025-11-24 — best price $7.492026-02-09 — best price $6.292026-05-02 — best price $26.422026-07-17 — best price $7.492026-09-11 — best price $29.992026-10-11 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2132026-05-29 — 7 pageviews2026-06-02 — 12 pageviews2026-06-06 — 12 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 13 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-26 — 11 pageviews2026-06-30 — 8 pageviews2026-07-04 — 21 pageviews2026-07-08 — 10 pageviews2026-07-12 — 14 pageviews2026-07-16 — 7 pageviews2026-07-20 — 10 pageviews2026-07-24 — 13 pageviews2026-07-28 — 9 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-05 — 8 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 12 pageviews2026-08-17 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 6 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews2026-08-29 — 14 pageviews2026-09-02 — 6 pageviews2026-09-06 — 11 pageviews2026-09-10 — 6 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 8 pageviews2026-09-22 — 3 pageviews2026-09-26 — 15 pageviews2026-09-30 — 13 pageviews2026-10-04 — 13 pageviews2026-10-07 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
70.5%
earned "Entrepreneur"
11.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-09-04, latest 2020-04-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,3271%27

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

IndieEconomySandboxTradingBuildingStrategyIsometricAutomationCapitalismManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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