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Scrapping Simulator

DefectGaming · 2020-12-31

Steam

IndieRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 31, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Disassemble electronics, refine gold with chemicals, forge valuable ingots, and sell to the market in this immersive low-poly eWaste simulator.

93%
positive of 72 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

A Low Poly eWaste Scrapping Simulator Game. Start your own eWaste Handling business today! Disassemble Electronics down to the last screw, Smelt Raw Aluminum, Copper etc, into Ingots, Use a Chemical Process to refine Pure Gold, Invest in Upgrades to grow your business & Much More!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 68% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 72 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.89 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420202026Week of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$3.892020-12-312026-07-092020-12-31 — best price $7.192021-03-11 — best price $10.992021-04-20 — best price $10.992021-05-07 — best price $6.592021-06-24 — best price $5.492021-12-22 — best price $5.492022-01-05 — best price $10.992022-04-25 — best price $5.492022-05-23 — best price $14.992022-05-30 — best price $6.492022-07-11 — best price $9.092022-11-07 — best price $9.092023-02-20 — best price $7.792023-03-16 — best price $8.442023-05-29 — best price $8.442023-06-15 — best price $9.092023-07-31 — best price $8.442023-09-11 — best price $9.092024-01-22 — best price $7.792024-04-25 — best price $9.092024-05-02 — best price $11.992025-05-25 — best price $12.992025-07-10 — best price $12.992025-09-03 — best price $12.992025-10-06 — best price $12.992026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-07-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundFamily Sharing

Player tags

FPSRPGCasualEconomySandboxColorfulAdventureEducationManagementExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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