The Game Census
RECYCLE cover art

RECYCLE

rondomedia GmbH · 2014-09-03

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 03, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” you drive impressively realistic garbage trucks through a lively city while taking on a range of management tasks as you head your own waste management enterprise.

RECYCLE is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (51% of 311 reviews).

4
playing now
51%
positive of 311 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 16,655 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.8k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 311 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2017-09-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320142026Week of 2015-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $16.242015-05-28 — best price $17.992015-11-02 — best price $17.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $8.992016-11-23 — best price $2.992017-06-22 — best price $2.992017-11-22 — best price $2.992018-02-15 — best price $1.992018-11-21 — best price $2.992019-02-04 — best price $11.992019-11-12 — best price $11.992020-01-02 — best price $11.992020-09-09 — best price $11.992021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-07-08 — best price $11.992021-12-01 — best price $11.992022-02-03 — best price $11.992022-05-16 — best price $11.992022-08-22 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $11.992023-07-13 — best price $11.992023-11-28 — best price $11.992024-03-21 — best price $11.992024-11-21 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $1.992025-10-21 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-05-08 — best price $1.992026-08-06 — best price $1.992026-08-20 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
41.4%
earned "They're mine"
10.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1295%20

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

Player tags

StrategyManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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