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Captain of Industry is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 2,086 playing when sampled at 07:14 UTC on 2026-10-18. Latest official patch in our feed: Patch notes for v0.8.7d (Sep 23, 2026).

Latest official update

· Steam · Official

Patch notes for v0.8.7d

Improvements * The selected game speed now stays highlighted while paused, and the pause button toggles. * A save that fails because the drive is full now reports the free space instead of a generic error. Simulation determinism * Fixed cargo depots and shipyards losing their…

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 18, 2026 · Refreshed daily

Tracking
Daily official updates
Players when sampled
2,086
Sample date (UTC)
2026-10-18

This game stays in our update tracker even outside the most-played chart. Player counts are a timestamped Steam sample.

Latest updates & patch notes

8 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.7d

    Improvements * The selected game speed now stays highlighted while paused, and the pause button toggles. * A save that fails because the drive is full now reports the free space instead of a generic error. Simulation determinism * Fixed cargo depots and shipyards losing their…

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  2. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.7c

    Improvements * Transports and mini-zippers now highlight the ports of the entities they connect to (including their suggested product icons). * The in-game hub UI now loads images and files from a CDN, making loading faster. * The in-game downloader now verifies the integrity of…

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  3. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.7b

    Simulation determinism * All simulation math now runs on a pure-integer arithmetic, so results are bit-identical across CPU vendors and machines. * Fixed vehicle path-finding that could finish on different ticks on different machines. * Fixed ship path-finding behaving…

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  4. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.7a

    * Added new 3D models for T1/T2 Electrolyzers. * Optimized truck buffer balancing when storages or dumping designations are cut off from trucks, which caused FPS drops at high sim speeds (over 10x faster in those cases). * Fixed incorrect layout of height 4 ramp entrances. *…

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  5. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.7

    New content and improvements * Modular ramps can now go up to height 4, being able to go above train tracks. * Vehicles now approach ramps slightly faster. * Trade dock cargo is now included in the global search. * Increased the number of switchbacks allowed in a single train…

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  6. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.6b and v0.8.6c

    v0.8.6b * Fixed a possible game freeze in highlight rendering and restored the tower highlight on area hover that was temporarily disabled because of it. * Fixed transport highlights that could get stuck or attach to the wrong transport right after an upgrade. * Fixed an error…

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  7. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.6a

    * Improved belt graphics to make the belt direction more visible. * Temporarily disabled the tower highlight when hovering its area to prevent a game freeze/crash. * Fixed train station modules disappearing when zoomed out too far. * Fixed train track overlays rendering…

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  8. Patch Steam · Official

    Update 4.2 is out now!

    Hello, Captains! Update 4.2 has just landed, and it’s a big one: full COI Hub integration directly in the game, modular ramps, a host of new train features, and major performance improvements. We’ve also put together a new trailer highlighting the key features, while this post…

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  9. News Steam · Official

    Captain's Diary #56: How we made products rendering 20× faster

    Welcome everyone to today's edition of Captain's diary. I am Captain Marek and today I will be talking about some serious performance improvements we've done over the past few months. Are you ready for 20x faster products rendering? Before that, I have an important announcement…

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  10. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.5

    Improvements * Increased the maximum camera distance by 50%. * Added a new adaptive simulation speed mode that lowers the sim rate before frames start dropping, keeping the game smooth under heavy load. It is the new default and can be changed in the settings. * Mine and…

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  11. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.4b

    * Train network unload modules now default to 100% threshold (always demand) instead of 0%; load modules still default to 0%. This makes train networks work out of the box without configuring sliders. * Train dispatcher now tiebreaks between equally-good idle trains by picking…

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  12. Patch Steam · Official

    Patch notes for v0.8.4a

    * Cargo depot and station modules now show input/output products, and the product search now includes trains. * Reintroduced network train timeout based on transfer inactivity rather than total time at station, with a notification when a train is forced to depart. * Terrain…

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Game overview

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.

Genre
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Developer
MaFi Games
Released
May 31, 2022
Price
$34.99
Recommendations
11K

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About Captain of Industry

Your journey begins on a remote island with a small crew of workers and a ship full of supplies. Mine raw materials, reshape the fully dynamic terrain, grow crops, build factories, and research new technologies. Expand across the island, lay rail networks, trade with distant settlements, and work your way up to nuclear power and space flight. Mine resources and shape the land The entire terrain is fully dynamic. Every mountain can be flattened, every valley filled, and even the ocean can be reclaimed to expand the available land. Create open-pit mines to reach deep ore deposits, or dump excess rock into the ocean to expand your shoreline…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: Dual-core CPU @3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card, GTX 770 2GB Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Catalan, Estonian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian
DLC
3 available on Steam
Official site
www.captain-of-industry.com/

Frequently asked questions

Is Captain of Industry free to play?
Captain of Industry is listed at $34.99 on Steam.
What is the latest Captain of Industry update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "Patch notes for v0.8.7d" (Sep 23, 2026), categorized as Patch. Improvements * The selected game speed now stays highlighted while paused, and the pause button toggles. * A save that fails because the drive is full now reports the free space instead of a generic error. Simulation determinism * Fixed cargo depots and shipyards losing their…
When was Captain of Industry released?
Captain of Industry was released on May 31, 2022 by MaFi Games.
What kind of game is Captain of Industry?
Captain of Industry is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access game, featuring single-player, adjustable text size, camera comfort.

24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 18, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. Captain of Industry and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.