| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 68 | 27 | 67 |
| October 2026 | 74 | 33 | 43 |
| September 2026 | 97 | 34 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 145 | 39 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 330 | 46 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 72 | 30 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 93 | 23 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 262 | 57 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 272 | 27 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 44 | 17 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 67 | 22 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 84 | 32 | Archive |
| November 2025 | 51 | 20 | Archive |
| October 2025 | 46 | 18 | Archive |
| September 2025 | 50 | 22 | Archive |
| August 2025 | 54 | 22 | Archive |
| July 2025 | 66 | 24 | Archive |
| June 2025 | 78 | 26 | Archive |
| May 2025 | 68 | 22 | Archive |
| April 2025 | 50 | 20 | Archive |
| March 2025 | 69 | 30 | Archive |
| February 2025 | 239 | 63 | Archive |
| January 2025 | 454 | 37 | Archive |
| December 2024 | 75 | 31 | Archive |
| November 2024 | 68 | 22 | Archive |
| October 2024 | 69 | 26 | Archive |
| September 2024 | 79 | 29 | Archive |
| August 2024 | 67 | 24 | Archive |
| July 2024 | 56 | 29 | Archive |
| June 2024 | 148 | 39 | Archive |
| May 2024 | 63 | 25 | Archive |
| April 2024 | 70 | 28 | Archive |
| March 2024 | 149 | 46 | Archive |
| February 2024 | 74 | 30 | Archive |
| January 2024 | 103 | 37 | Archive |
| December 2023 | 173 | 51 | Archive |
| November 2023 | 106 | 42 | Archive |
| October 2023 | 118 | 42 | Archive |
| September 2023 | 78 | 33 | Archive |
| August 2023 | 92 | 39 | Archive |
| July 2023 | 123 | 51 | Archive |
| June 2023 | 180 | 76 | Archive |
| May 2023 | 210 | 75 | Archive |
| April 2023 | 206 | 54 | Archive |
| March 2023 | 233 | 31 | Archive |
| February 2023 | 77 | 33 | Archive |
| January 2023 | 110 | 47 | Archive |
| December 2022 | 171 | 48 | Archive |
| November 2022 | 68 | 23 | Archive |
| October 2022 | 89 | 32 | Archive |
| September 2022 | 120 | 43 | Archive |
| August 2022 | 228 | 74 | Archive |
| July 2022 | 308 | 118 | Archive |
| June 2022 | 1,426 | 371 | Archive |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
The average and peak number of people in the game on Steam in each calendar month before our own collection began. These figures come from a licensed historical archive, not from our own polls.
Source: Licensed historical archive, Monthly player history. 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 9,246 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2023 | 76 | 20% | About average (better than 53% of 7,785 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.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 27 | 0 | +0.7% | 68 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 27 | −7 | −20.3% | 81 |
| 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 up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
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; 5.6 of 7 days so far | 45 (1.4×) | −24% |
| 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