Captain of Industry

Is Captain of Industry still being updated?

Yes. The last update to Captain of Industry was posted 5 days ago, on Nov 9, 2026. Over the past year updates to Captain of Industry have come about every 4 days.

1. Nov 9, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.8d
2. Nov 7, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.8c
3. Nov 5, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.8b
4. Nov 5, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.8a
5. Nov 2, 2026Major updateUpdate 4.3 Mixed Materials, Overlays, Radiation Shielded Trains, and Web API
6. Sep 23, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.7d
7. Sep 15, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.7c
8. Sep 10, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.7b
9. Aug 22, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.7a
10. Aug 11, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.7

33 earlier updates and other posts

1. Jul 31, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.6b and v0.8.6c
2. Jul 20, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.6a
3. Jul 20, 2026Major updateUpdate 4.2 is out now!
4. Jun 2, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.5
5. May 11, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.4b
6. May 8, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.4a
7. May 4, 2026UpdateCaptain's Diary #55: Forum and Mods on COI Hub
8. Apr 19, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.3a
9. Apr 16, 2026UpdateUpdate 4.1 – Trains networks and Quality of Life
10. Mar 23, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.2c
11. Mar 22, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.2b
12. Mar 14, 2026PatchPath notes for v0.8.2a
13. Mar 13, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.2
14. Mar 11, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.1a
15. Mar 11, 2026PatchPatch notes for v0.8.1
16. Mar 9, 2026Major updateUpdate 4 is here! Bridges, Amphibious vehicles, Trains II, Stacker II & more!
17. Dec 27, 2025PatchUpatch notes for v0.7.9a
18. Aug 29, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.9
19. Aug 19, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.8a
20. Aug 3, 2025UpdatePatch notes for v0.7.8
21. Jul 14, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.7
22. Jun 27, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.6a
23. Jun 24, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.6
24. Jun 15, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.5c
25. Jun 12, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.5b
26. Jun 11, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.5a
27. Jun 11, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.5
28. Jun 3, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.4
29. May 31, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.3a
30. May 28, 2025PatchPatch notes for v0.7.3
31. Oct 21, 2026NewsCaptain's Diary #57: What's in the upcoming Update 4.3
32. Jul 13, 2026NewsCaptain's Diary #56: How we made products rendering 20× faster
33. Feb 24, 2026NewsCaptain's Diary #54: Bridges, stacker, sandbox and more in Update 4
34. Feb 2, 2026NewsCaptain's Diary #53: Quality of life, Update 4 release date
35. Dec 10, 2025NewsCaptain's Diary #52: Optimizations of vehicles and ocean
36. Nov 2, 2025NewsCaptain's Diary #51: What’s coming in Update 4
37. Jun 11, 2025NewsCaptain's Diary #50: Post-launch payload

How long has Captain of Industry been in early access?

Captain of Industry entered Early Access on Steam on May 31, 2022 and has been in it for 4 years, 5 months.

How many people are playing Captain of Industry?

Captain of Industry peaked at 3,259 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is Captain of Industry?

Steam users tag Captain of Industry as Automation, Resource Management, Base Building, Simulation and Strategy. Captain of Industry is single-player only and priced at $34.99, and 90% of its 11,276 Steam reviews are positive.

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.

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Steam tags: Automation, Resource Management, Base Building, Simulation, Strategy, Economy, Management, Building, City Builder, Colony Sim.

Status	Active
Early access since	May 31, 2022
Last update	Nov 9, 2026
Typical gap	4 days between updates
Playing now	2,538 (Nov 14, 23:48 UTC)
7-day peak	3,259
Steam reviews	90% positive of 11,276
Price	$34.99
Play	Single-player
Steam Deck	Playable
Platforms	Windows
Developer	MaFi Games
Publisher	MaFi Games

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