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Junkyard Builder

Junkyard Builder

In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!

Released Apr 8, 2026 Developer FreeMind S.A. Platforms Windows Early AccessSimulationManagementFirst-PersonAutomobile Sim
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.

73.9%positive253 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“This game is great. There are a few moments of unpolish, but the devs are very communicative on discord and there have been several overhauls relatively recently that make the game so much better. I can't wait to see how else they make the game better.”

— a player, Steam review · 143 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game is fun, relaxing, and addictive.”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Game can be fun at times and and other times it is so frustrating due to bugs that the developers have been told about many times it seems that you just want to quit. Hopefully when it comes out of early access they will fix these. Some parts of the game are fun while others are…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

202all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 77 avg · Apr 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

15achievements
32.7%median completion
1.6%rarest: Scrap Collector
91.4% of players 89.2% of players 86.8% of players 83.5% of players 64.1% of players 60.5% of players 54.8% of players 32.7% of players 27.6% of players 25.0% of players 24.7% of players 12.3% of players 12.3% of players 8.7% of players 1.6% of players 91.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.4%Fresh Paint — First painted item
89.2%Fresh Build — First assembled item
86.8%Explorer — Visit any location
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%Scrap Collector — Discover every item in the scrap catalog
8.7%Car Destroyer — Crush 50 cars
12.3%Smelting Specialist — Create 50 melted blocks

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-10 20:53 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-13 08-18 08-24 08-30 09-04 09-10

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 10, 2026
PROGRAMMING FEST IS LIVE! 💻

The Programming Fest is now live on Steam! 🎉 September 10 to September 14 , dive into a selection of games all about programming, IT, computers and everything that happens behind the screen. We're tak

Aug 24, 2026
1.2.3 - Hotfix

👷‍♂️ 1.2.3 - Workers' Improvements and Bug Fixes 🛠 Bug Fixes & Improvements: Added helmet colors based on each worker's assigned station: Paper Container - Blue Plastic Container - Yellow Metal Contai

Aug 24, 2026
Community Challenge and Giveaway

🎮 FreeMind Community Challenge is LIVE! The FreeMind Publisher Sale has started — and we’re turning it into a challenge! 🔥 From now until September 7 at 7 PM CEST , play FreeMind games, join the commu

Aug 24, 2026
Publisher Sale is Live!

Full Releases. Best Discounts and Community Challenge - Today. Today is a pretty big day for us at FreeMind. Publisher Sale is officially LIVE , and at the same time, our games are leaving Early Acces

Aug 03, 2026
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsEarly Access · Simulation · Management · First-Person · Automobile Sim · Casual · Life Sim · Time Management · Family Friendly · Immersive Sim · Relaxing · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Roman…
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Official sitehttp://www.freemind.games
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB RAM Storage: 4 GB available space