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Garbage Truck Simulator

Darius Bode · 2023-02-09

Steam

CasualSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 09, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The compactor is hungry! 3D simulation game with authentic trucks and realtime destruction physics. Fill the compactor with garbage and keep pressing the button until everything has been smashed. Drive the truck from one stop to the next and collect every pile of garbage from the streets.

71%
positive of 178 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 27,546 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.6k–8.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 178 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at GamersGate (2013-11-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 4 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320232026Week of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$3.242015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $9.952023-02-09 — best price $10.392023-02-16 — best price $12.992023-06-29 — best price $10.392023-07-13 — best price $12.992023-11-21 — best price $10.392023-11-28 — best price $12.992023-12-21 — best price $6.492024-01-04 — best price $12.992024-03-14 — best price $9.092024-03-21 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $6.492024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-09-16 — best price $6.492024-09-23 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $6.492024-12-04 — best price $12.992024-12-19 — best price $3.242025-01-02 — best price $12.992025-03-13 — best price $6.492025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-06-26 — best price $6.492025-07-10 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $6.492025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $3.242026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-02-07 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $7.192026-07-09 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
93.4%
earned "Used the 2R compactor"
45.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Player tags

3DCasualDrivingPhysicsRelaxingRealisticSimulationDestructionCollectathonFirst-Person

Census log

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

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