Captain of Industry
- ▲ Near its peak
- ▲ Update bumpOne of the 25 games whose players rose most in the week after a recent major or regular update
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.
- Price (US)
- $34.99Lowest seen $24.49
- Developer
- MaFi Games
- Released
- May 31, 2022
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
- Platforms
- Windows
- Website
- captain-of-industry.com ↗
How many people are playing Captain of Industry?
Captain of Industry had 3,769 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 7, 2026, 20:00 UTC, up 16% from 3,246 a day earlier. As of Nov 7, 2026, 20:00 UTC, it ranks #271 of the 505 games tracked here, up 5 places from #276 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 23, 2026 is 4,029, on Sep 27, 2026; the latest reading is 94% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Captain of Industry has been busiest during the evening in Europe and East Asia, with the busiest hour around 16:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Captain of Industry updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Nov 2, 2026 Major update Update 4.3 Mixed Materials, Overlays, Radiation Shielded Trains, and Web API ↗ ▲ +24% 1,869 → 2,316 avg players · 4 days in
- Jul 20, 2026 Major update Update 4.2 is out now! ↗ Not tracked the week before
- May 4, 2026 Regular update Captain's Diary #55: Forum and Mods on COI Hub ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Apr 16, 2026 Regular update Update 4.1 – Trains networks and Quality of Life ↗ Not tracked the week before
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