How many people are playing You Must Build A Boat right now?

1 people are playing You Must Build A Boat on Steam right now, making it the 11413th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is You Must Build A Boat's all-time peak player count?

You Must Build A Boat's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 706, reached in June 2015.

Is You Must Build A Boat good? What do Steam reviews say?

81% of 835 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does You Must Build A Boat cost on Steam?

You Must Build A Boat costs $4.99 on Steam (US).

Does You Must Build A Boat work on Steam Deck?

You Must Build A Boat is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

You Must Build A Boat

by EightyEightGames · Released Jun 4, 2015

Steam Deck Playable

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Players now

#11,413

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Review score

81% positive

Very Positive835 reviews

Owners (est.)200K–500K

24h peak

Highest seen706

Jun 201511.4 years ago

Price on Steam

$4.99

Lowest ever $4.99 Nov 2026

Concurrent players

Last 7 days

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Media & details

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Where to buy

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$4.99

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Editions and bundles on Steam

You Must Build A BoatEdition
$4.99
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Magnificent Match-3sBundle
−26% $17.22 $12.72
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$6.68
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Reviews

81% positive of 835 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Native resolution not default
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iCross platform cloud saves not supported

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Nov 13, 2019, 1:16 PM UTC
Build 4336617the current build when we started tracking85.2 MB on Windows

Patch notes

Nov 15, 2019
PatchPatchy Patchy
I've only gone and done one of those patches - Changed some particle effects to better support modern gpus - Long animations will play at increased speeds above Ace Level 2 - each ace level will now add 6 meters to the Final Artifact - visual indicator when th…
Mar 11, 2019
PatchA New Update
Been a while, hasn't it, old friend. I added a couple of cool things, more skins to unlock in the daily challenge mode, oh and a skin manager so you can choose your skins too. I added Spanish to localization which is pretty neat, but generally lots of little b…

Other news (4)

Dec 9, 2015
You Must Build A Boat 1.2
One day Jim was walking down the road. Houses passed by as he sauntered along, and before he knew it he reached a fork in the road. Betwixt the fork lay a sign. To the left it read "CERTAIN DEATH" To the right it read "PATCH NOTES" Jim was no fool. he took the…
Dec 9, 2015
You Must Build A Boat 1.2
One day Jim was walking down the road. Houses passed by as he sauntered along, and before he knew it he reached a fork in the road. Betwixt the fork lay a sign. To the left it read "CERTAIN DEATH" To the right it read "PATCH NOTES" Jim was no fool. he took the…
Jun 22, 2015
You Must Build A Boat review
need to know What is it? A match-3 puzzle game that is also an endless runner set in dungeons that is also about a boat. Reviewed on : Windows 7, Intel i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 7600M Alternatively : Bejeweled 3, 84% Copy protection : Steam P…
Jun 4, 2015
Wot I Think: You Must Build A Boat
EightyEight Games 10,000,000 was a surprisingly lovely and silly combination of match-3 and endless running gaming, and entirely won us over. It’s sequel, You Must Build A Boat , is out any moment now, and here’s wot I think: …

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 81% on 2026-11-01 → 81% today (835 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$4.99

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