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Recycling Center Simulator

Balas Games · PlayWay S.A. · 2024-10-02

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 02, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 22, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Aug 22, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Aug 22, 2024 (Xbox One), Aug 22, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 22, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

Recycling Center Simulator is a 2024 Casual, Indie and Simulation game priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 2968 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

78
playing now
86%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
Nexus mods (476 downloads)
4.55★
PlayStation Store rating (365 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

78 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Recycling Center Simulator trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 78 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (307 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 29,131 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 59k–134k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,968 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.45 at GameBillet (2026-04-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 54 of 62 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25425420242026Week of 2024-10-02: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-10-02: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-10-09: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-16: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-10-16: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-23: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-06: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

103202026-09-15 02:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 43 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 68 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 64 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 57 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 35 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 40 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 68 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 60 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 34 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 62 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 22 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 83 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 103 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 35 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 55 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 93 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 40 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 80 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 71 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 33 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 78 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
74166Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 741 · peak 2,108Nov 2024 — avg 331 · peak 773Dec 2024 — avg 200 · peak 504Jan 2025 — avg 216 · peak 636Feb 2025 — avg 468 · peak 2,125Mar 2025 — avg 347 · peak 999Apr 2025 — avg 294 · peak 833May 2025 — avg 208 · peak 500Jun 2025 — avg 133 · peak 324Jul 2025 — avg 317 · peak 1,060Aug 2025 — avg 156 · peak 417Sep 2025 — avg 141 · peak 388Oct 2025 — avg 217 · peak 712Nov 2025 — avg 121 · peak 273Dec 2025 — avg 119 · peak 276Jan 2026 — avg 120 · peak 267Feb 2026 — avg 168 · peak 658Mar 2026 — avg 150 · peak 533Apr 2026 — avg 105 · peak 233May 2026 — avg 72 · peak 208Jun 2026 — avg 83 · peak 180Jul 2026 — avg 66 · peak 147Aug 2026 — avg 97 · peak 494
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.392024-10-022026-08-142024-10-02 — best price $12.742024-10-11 — best price $10.842024-10-17 — best price $10.792024-11-05 — best price $13.482024-11-23 — best price $9.592024-12-05 — best price $11.692024-12-19 — best price $10.492025-01-17 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $11.692025-02-11 — best price $10.822025-02-24 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-04-08 — best price $14.992025-04-14 — best price $11.692025-06-27 — best price $10.992025-07-28 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $10.792025-10-16 — best price $5.992025-10-21 — best price $8.242025-11-05 — best price $6.272025-11-09 — best price $11.692025-11-22 — best price $5.842025-12-07 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $6.272026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-16 — best price $5.372026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-02-17 — best price $5.372026-03-03 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $9.392026-04-08 — best price $4.392026-04-17 — best price $12.892026-05-21 — best price $4.452026-06-01 — best price $11.692026-06-20 — best price $12.882026-06-26 — best price $4.642026-07-13 — best price $11.692026-08-13 — best price $12.882026-08-14 — best price $12.88
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
84.8%
earned "Fresh Start"
51.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-02-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,04612%38
PS5 (PlayStation)21236%39
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)16223%38
PS4 (PlayStation)1638%39
PS4 (PlayStation)250%39

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

3DEconomyPhysicsSandboxBuildingLife SimRelaxingRealisticAutomationCapitalism

Census log

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

Recent updates

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