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Recycling Center Simulator

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

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

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.

122
playing now
86%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

122 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 122 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 10% of 9,617 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 58k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,922 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 56 of 66 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

435222026-08-12 00:00 — 55 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 62 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 22 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 53 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 58 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 39 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 87 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 89 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 46 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 93 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 59 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 80 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 38 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 32 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 77 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 251 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 249 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 435 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 150 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 145 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 196 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 101 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 108 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 194 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 74 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 111 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 214 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 122 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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).

Twitch viewers

7502026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (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…

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.

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