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Death Trash cover art

Death Trash

Crafting Legends · 2021-08-05

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Aug 05, 2021 (Linux), Aug 05, 2021 (Mac), Aug 05, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

4
playing now
92%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

"Generations after the Great Galactic War, civilization rises again on Tauris V and the age-old power struggle of factions about resources, influence and beliefs begins anew. But this time the Ancients are freed from their shackles and the Evergrowing Heart pounds for the Flesh Hive. You are the key to solving or escalating this conflict..."(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 106 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,234 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 74k–167k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,721 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$15.99-20%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.99-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2022-09-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 29 of 50 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-06 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$15.992021-08-052026-08-302021-08-05 — best price $17.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-09 — best price $17.992022-01-27 — best price $17.992022-03-24 — best price $17.992022-06-23 — best price $17.992022-08-01 — best price $17.992022-09-20 — best price $15.992022-11-15 — best price $19.992022-12-15 — best price $15.992023-02-13 — best price $15.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $15.992023-08-22 — best price $19.992023-10-25 — best price $15.992023-11-29 — best price $15.992024-01-25 — best price $15.992024-03-02 — best price $19.992024-04-12 — best price $19.992024-05-23 — best price $19.992024-07-18 — best price $15.992024-09-11 — best price $15.992024-10-18 — best price $15.992024-11-26 — best price $15.992025-01-16 — best price $15.992025-03-26 — best price $15.992025-05-15 — best price $15.992025-06-26 — best price $15.992025-08-12 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-27 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $15.992026-08-30 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
85.5%
earned "Fully Integrated"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera Comfort

2 supported languages: English, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8920%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCyberpunkIsometricAction RPGOld SchoolOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExplorationLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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