| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 49 | 49 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 52 | 52 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2022 | 371 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2022 | 43 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 19% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2023 | 76 | 20% | About average (better than 53% of 7,787 other games) |
Builder Simulator kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2022 after 3 months and 20% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.

The Basements & Advanced Construction Update is Here! (22 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 5.1× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 148% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hotfix: Contract Progression & Roof Tile Fixes6 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 0.6 of 7 days so far | 33 (1.0×) | −23% |
| The Basements & Advanced Construction Update is Here!22 Oct 2026 · week before: 3 of 7 days | 74 (5.1×) | +148% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 29 | −4 | −11.8% | 68 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 33 | 0 | −1.1% | 74 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 34 | −5 | −12.9% | 97 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 39 | −7 | −15.9% | 145 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 46 | +16 | +54% | 330 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 30 | +7 | +29.2% | 72 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 23 | −33 | −59.1% | 93 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 57 | +30 | +113.6% | 262 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 27 | +9 | +52% | 272 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 17 | −5 | −22% | 44 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 22 | −9 | −29.1% | 67 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 32 | +12 | +60.9% | 84 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 20 | +1 | +6.8% | 51 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 18 | −3 | −14.8% | 46 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 0 | −0.5% | 50 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 22 | −2 | −8.4% | 54 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 24 | −3 | −9.9% | 66 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 26 | +4 | +17.6% | 78 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 22 | +2 | +9% | 68 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 20 | −9 | −31.2% | 50 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 30 | −34 | −53.1% | 69 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 63 | +26 | +71.4% | 239 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 37 | +6 | +17.6% | 454 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 31 | +9 | +40.1% | 75 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 22 | −3 | −12.7% | 68 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 26 | −3 | −10.4% | 69 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | +4 | +18.3% | 79 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 24 | −4 | −15.3% | 67 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 29 | −10 | −25.6% | 56 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 39 | +13 | +52.3% | 148 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 25 | −3 | −11.1% | 63 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 28 | −18 | −38.6% | 70 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 46 | +17 | +56.3% | 149 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 30 | −8 | −20.9% | 74 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 37 | −13 | −26.4% | 103 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 51 | +9 | +22.3% | 173 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 42 | 0 | −1% | 106 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 42 | +10 | +29.3% | 118 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | −6 | −16.1% | 78 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 39 | −12 | −23.9% | 92 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 51 | −25 | −32.8% | 123 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 76 | +1 | +1.2% | 180 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 75 | +21 | +39.7% | 210 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 54 | +23 | +75.7% | 206 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 31 | −2 | −6.2% | 233 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 33 | −15 | −31.2% | 77 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 47 | −1 | −1.9% | 110 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 48 | +26 | +113.7% | 171 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 23 | −9 | −29.7% | 68 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 32 | −11 | −26.1% | 89 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | −31 | −41.8% | 120 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 74 | −44 | −37.1% | 228 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 118 | −253 | −68.1% | 308 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 371 | — | — | 1,426 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.