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Junkyard Simulator

Rebelia Games · PlayWay S.A. · 2021-10-13

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 13, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 24, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 24, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.

Junkyard Simulator is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 2235 reviews).

9
playing now
65%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2.73★
PlayStation Store rating (509 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 260 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 45k–102k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,256 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.59 at Steam (2026-08-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020212026Week of 2021-10-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2912026-09-16 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 15 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 22 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 26 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3360Jul 2017Aug 2026Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Nov 2021 — avg 67 · peak 209Jan 2022 — avg 32 · peak 90Mar 2022 — avg 38 · peak 122May 2022 — avg 23 · peak 63Jul 2022 — avg 16 · peak 64Sep 2022 — avg 14 · peak 46Nov 2022 — avg 26 · peak 76Jan 2023 — avg 45 · peak 467Mar 2023 — avg 16 · peak 51May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 36Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 48Sep 2023 — avg 9 · peak 31Nov 2023 — avg 30 · peak 109Jan 2024 — avg 34 · peak 123Mar 2024 — avg 43 · peak 130May 2024 — avg 102 · peak 914Jul 2024 — avg 31 · peak 92Sep 2024 — avg 33 · peak 114Nov 2024 — avg 25 · peak 106Jan 2025 — avg 34 · peak 84Mar 2025 — avg 28 · peak 90May 2025 — avg 39 · peak 89Jul 2025 — avg 38 · peak 181Sep 2025 — avg 32 · peak 109Nov 2025 — avg 29 · peak 84Jan 2026 — avg 36 · peak 103Mar 2026 — avg 56 · peak 200May 2026 — avg 32 · peak 106Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 59Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.792021-10-132026-09-282021-10-13 — best price $15.292021-12-01 — best price $16.992021-12-22 — best price $13.592022-02-03 — best price $16.992022-04-30 — best price $16.992022-06-23 — best price $12.742022-08-11 — best price $16.992022-11-09 — best price $12.402022-11-29 — best price $16.992023-01-14 — best price $8.492023-03-08 — best price $17.992023-04-07 — best price $11.692023-06-04 — best price $17.992023-07-20 — best price $12.052023-10-27 — best price $17.992023-12-04 — best price $8.992024-01-15 — best price $12.592024-03-06 — best price $17.992024-05-03 — best price $6.292024-06-24 — best price $17.992024-08-10 — best price $9.992024-09-23 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992024-12-16 — best price $19.992025-01-19 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-18 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-16 — best price $9.792025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $7.592026-01-17 — best price $6.992026-03-07 — best price $19.992026-04-06 — best price $6.392026-06-03 — best price $19.992026-07-10 — best price $5.792026-09-28 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
79.6%
earned "Make a bundle"
17.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,0911%57
PS5 (PlayStation)2646%58
Xbox Series (Xbox)1610%57

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CasualDrivingEconomyPhysicsSandboxBuildingCraftingRealisticManagementOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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