Public builds
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Counted once we have watched for 90 days (since 21 Oct 2026)
Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 26312652
Update posts
32 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
26 hoursMiddle gap across the last 6 builds we saw
| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26312652 | DrainSim EA 0.5.0.13 | |
| 26258362 | DrainSim EA 0.5.0.10 - Hotfix | |
| 26230193 | DrainSim EA 0.5.0.09 - Hotfix | |
| 26203432 | DrainSim EA 0.5.0.08 - Hotfix | |
| 26198882 | DrainSim EA 0.5.0.07 - The Halloween Update | |
| 25695499 | DrainSim EA 0.4.1.20 |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one.
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.4.1.20 Patch notes |
| 25 Sept 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.4.1.14 - Hotfix Patch notes |
| 24 Sept 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.4.1.12 - Workshop Update Update |
| 6 Jun 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.3.1.12 - Construction Site Balancing Update Patch notes |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Hotfix DrainSim EA 0.3.1.07 Patch notes |
| App | Players now | Latest build |
|---|---|---|
| DrainSim Playtest · App 4188470 | 0 | 24288838 · |
Separate Steam apps for test, staging and playtest versions of DrainSim. They have no store page, so they aren’t counted as games or releases. Builds come from Steam’s client network, players from the Steam Web API every few hours. Steam gives no count for an app nobody can launch. How we count
| 3 Jun 2026 |
| 0.3.1.06 hotfix Patch notes |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Muddy Mess Update Update |
| 16 May 2026 | NEW LEVEL: Construction Site [UNSTABLE] Patch notes |
| 8 May 2026 | Dig & Place Update Now on [Unstable Branch] Patch notes |
| 2 May 2026 | Leaderboard Cheat prevention Patch notes |
| 1 May 2026 | Leaderboards & Trophy Update Update |
| 13 Apr 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.1.7.06 – Performance, Generators & Voice Update Update |
| 29 Mar 2026 | stability patch for amd Patch notes |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Big Demo Update – Tutorial improvements, Voice Over & Major Improvements Patch notes |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Hotfix Patch notes |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Gameplay Systems & Stability Update Update |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Where My Hose At? Patch notes |
| 14 Mar 2026 | Quality of Life + Performance Update 0.1.5.0 Patch notes |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Huge Quality of Life update EA 0.1.4 Patch notes |
| 6 Mar 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.1.3 Patch notes |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Demo Build Cleanup Patch notes |
| 4 Mar 2026 | DrainSim EA 0.1.2 Patch notes |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Pre Early Access Demo Update Patch notes |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 💧 DrainSim Demo – “Generator Logic” Hotfix Patch notes |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 💧 DrainSim Demo – “Refined Flow” Hotfix Patch notes |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 💧 DrainSim Demo Update – “Refined Flow” Patch Patch notes |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 🚧 DrainSim Demo Update – “Time to Chill” Patch Patch notes |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count
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