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My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐

My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐

A cozy garbage-cleaning simulator. Dig through the dump, find ultra-rare collectible cards, rescue tangled birds, and relax.

Released Nov 25, 2025 Developer Polnoch Publisher Polden Publishing Platforms Windows SimulationRelaxingLootCasualTrading Card Game
View on Steam ↗ $7.95 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

65.5%positive1,682 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“This game is what it says it is, do not expect more. I picked up every piece of trash and found all the cards. I need to pat myself on the back.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“The controls got some kinks. It could be a whole lot smoother but it was interesting to play through, very simple premise though.”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Not recommended · 18 found this helpful

“I really wish I had read reviews and forums on this game before buying it. I bought it expecting something that, while maybe a lil buggy would be right up my alley. Instead what I found was a horrible bug ridden mess full of soft and hard locks, progression breaking bugs, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

651all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 148 avg · Dec 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 2026-09-26.

21achievements
82.8%median completion
19.8%rarest: Ultimate Caretaker
98.9% of players 96.4% of players 96.2% of players 95.8% of players 93.9% of players 92.1% of players 90.3% of players 88.8% of players 88.1% of players 85.5% of players 82.8% of players 77.1% of players 75.5% of players 56.4% of players 53.7% of players 44.1% of players 36.7% of players 35.0% of players 34.2% of players 31.3% of players 19.8% of players 98.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.9%First Trash Bag — Sell your very first bag of trash. Every cleanup starts somewhere!
96.4%Cheers! — Drink 10 cans. A little celebration never hurts!
96.2%First Deal — Sell 5 valuable items. A good start for a sharp trader!
Rarest badges of honor
19.8%Ultimate Caretaker — Feed the dog 50 times. That tail never stops wagging!
31.3%Dog’s Best Friend — Feed the dog 20 times. You’ve earned a loyal companion!
34.2%Wings of Freedom — Rescue all the birds. The skies are free again thanks to you!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.95current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$7.95lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US7.95 USD
EU7.79 EUR
UK6.49 GBP
Australia11.99 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan799 JPY
Brazil18.99 BRL
China31.99 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.7 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$8.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Dec 16, 2025
Our friends’ playtest is live!

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Dec 01, 2025
New Update!

Hello, collectors! A new update just landed with lots of fixes and comfort improvements. The trash pickup area has been expanded, making it easier to collect items from the ground, and the cart is now

Nov 27, 2025
Hotfix 2

More fixes: Fixed a bug with a cart Added a "return to base" button Fixed cards falling off the wall The trash bag is now always removed, if you take the rare item in your hands

Nov 26, 2025
Hotfix is out

A lot of you lost saves, watched your warehouse disappear, or fell straight through the map. That sucked. I’m sorry. I’m one guy making this game. I rushed the launch to get it to you and let way too

Nov 25, 2025
My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection is OUT NOW!

Fellow card hoarders, trash divers, and revenge collectors… IT’S FINALLY HERE. Grab your trash bags and whatever dignity you have left — it’s time to reclaim what’s rightfully yours, one moldy pizza b

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Casual, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · Relaxing · Loot · Casual · Trading Card Game · Comedy · Sandbox · Physics · Memes · 3D · First-Person · Collectathon (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Achievements21
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz or Ryzen 3xxx Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB VRAM Storage: 10 GB available space