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RECYCLE

RECYCLE

In “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” you drive impressively realistic garbage trucks through a lively city while taking on a range of management tasks as you head your own waste management enterprise.

Released Sep 3, 2014 Developer rondomedia GmbH Platforms Windows SimulationStrategyManagement
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

51.0%positive310 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

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— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-07 via SteamCharts.

116all-time peak
0 25 50 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 36 avg · Sep 2014

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.

20achievements
10.3%median completion
0.5%rarest: The glass is full
41.4% of players 25.6% of players 19.5% of players 16.3% of players 13.2% of players 12.8% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.3% of players 10.3% of players 9.0% of players 7.4% of players 6.8% of players 6.2% of players 4.2% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 0.8% of players 0.5% of players 41.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
41.4%They're mine — Own 5 licenses.
25.6%Wheel power — Own 6 trucks.
19.5%Quite toasted — Incinerate 10.000 kg of waste.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%The glass is full — Fill a whole landfill.
0.8%Obedient driver — Don't cause a traffic violation while driving for a full 7 days.
1.4%Money manager — Don't take out a loan for a full 60 days.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

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

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

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

Nov 28, 2014
Updated 1.0.0.4 now available!

Dear Community, we have released an update for RECYCLE. Thank you very much for your extensive feedback. All the necessary details you will find below. We hope that you will enjoy the various improvem

Nov 28, 2014
Updated 1.0.0.4 now available!

Dear Community, we have released an update for RECYCLE. Thank you very much for your extensive feedback. All the necessary details you will find below. We hope that you will enjoy the various improvem

Nov 06, 2014
UPDATE RELEASED! VERSION 1.0.0.3 OUT NOW!

Dear Community, we released an update for RECYCLE. Thank you very much for your extensive feedback. All the necessary details you will find below. We hope that you will enjoy the various improvements.

Nov 06, 2014
UPDATE RELEASED! VERSION 1.0.0.3 OUT NOW!

Dear Community, we released an update for RECYCLE. Thank you very much for your extensive feedback. All the necessary details you will find below. We hope that you will enjoy the various improvements.

Sep 11, 2014
Update for “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” OUT NOW!

Dear Community, thanks for your patience! Today we have released Patch 1.0.0.2 for “RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator” Preliminarily Changelog / Fixes: Vanishing waste at the landfill after loading a s

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Strategy · Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish
Achievements20
Official sitehttp://recycle-simulation.com/index-en.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8 Processor: AMD/Intel processor with 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA/RADEON with 256 MB and DirectX® 10 compatible DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Sound card Additional Notes: Input devices: Keyboard and mouse, DVD-ROM drive with 16x