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Recycling Center Simulator
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.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
58 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“An enjoyable and fun simulator. If you find cleaning up mess satisfying, this might just scratch that itch. The game play loop works well. If the sorting minigame is not your thing, you can hire someone to do it for you…”
“Great game. I'm hooked. lol If it's on sale and you like sim games like this pick it up.”
“It was fun, limited in scope, job sim.”
10 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“I bought this game for about $11 which is a pretty good deal for what you get. I'm a sucker for simulator games and this one pretty much has everything I look for. It’s fun, simple, and doesn’t feel like I need to grind…”
“Good Fun and making smart upgrades .. fun enough for the price”
“I love this game. It has a nice progression, and has an easy to understand automation system. I've just downloaded the new E-waste DLC and really looking forward to adding this to my YT series! :D”
9 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Enjoyed it on release, and let it cook for a little hoping for more. Got nothing but a paid DLC. Makes it hard to want to support indie developers like this going forward. Worth a buy if it's $5 and you like a short,…”
“I bought this game for about $11 which is a pretty good deal for what you get. I'm a sucker for simulator games and this one pretty much has everything I look for. It’s fun, simple, and doesn’t feel like I need to grind…”
“Good Fun and making smart upgrades .. fun enough for the price”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this.
21 of the 83 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Was a really good game till I found out it has AI used content in-game, I unfortantely found out too late to refund and wish I could. Its very repeditive but was still fun and was happy to keep playing long after…”
“ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY THIS GAME FOR FULL PRICE. My reccomendation is contingent on the fact i got it for about 5 bucks on sale. thats a better price point. 15 bucks is frankly insulting. its a pretty shallow job sim all…”
“The game is interesting at the beginning, but very quickly the gamepay turns into a routine, which is to be expected for "work" simulators. [u]The game suffers from low FPS[/u], the longer I play, the fewer frames the…”
9 of the 83 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Ran into what I would consider a game breaking bug after about 4 hours of gameplay that blocks you from being able to unlock one of the upgrades. After hours of research I learned that this bug has been reported…”
“Snapping and other issues not fixed for a whole year, then they release a small update as a DLC to grab some more money. Well, not from me, I'm out..”
“Is it ugly as sin? Yes. Is it jank? Yes. Do I like this? Absolutlly.”
9 of the 83 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Recycling Center Simulator hooked me for the first 10 hours thanks to my OCD, but once it turned out that the main progression is just bigger locations with more trash, the game stopped being interesting. Picking up…”
“After finishing the achievements i can now say that its not worth it it is fun for the first couple hours, cause that is when the most progression happens Once you've collected stuff from the same looking gas station 20…”
“It's a good game if you like job simulators. If you're looking for a gripping storyline or an action packed game, this is not the title for you. You're not going to get a 'rush' playing this game that's for sure. The…”
8 of the 83 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY THIS GAME FOR FULL PRICE. My reccomendation is contingent on the fact i got it for about 5 bucks on sale. thats a better price point. 15 bucks is frankly insulting. its a pretty shallow job sim all…”
“Enjoyed it on release, and let it cook for a little hoping for more. Got nothing but a paid DLC. Makes it hard to want to support indie developers like this going forward. Worth a buy if it's $5 and you like a short,…”
“After finishing the achievements i can now say that its not worth it it is fun for the first couple hours, cause that is when the most progression happens Once you've collected stuff from the same looking gas station 20…”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Was a really good game till I found out it has AI used content in-game, I unfortantely found out too late to refund and wish I could. Its very repeditive but was still fun and was happy to keep playing long after…”
“ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY THIS GAME FOR FULL PRICE. My reccomendation is contingent on the fact i got it for about 5 bucks on sale. thats a better price point. 15 bucks is frankly insulting. its a pretty shallow job sim all…”
“Is it ugly as sin? Yes. Is it jank? Yes. Do I like this? Absolutlly.”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“It has technical issues: torch does't work properly, shadows and lighting sometimes look weird and items noclip without a reason. Some of the map desingns are also frustrating. On the otherhand, progression system and related mechanics are great. Starting slow and gradually…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“Fun at first but sorting the rubbish becomes very very repetitive, some QoL of changes and this game would be way better. I would share what I think but it seems many of consumers already have an no updates, so there's no point.”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“Looks neat on first glance, but quickly shows a lack of passion on side of the developers. Also it cries AI-slop all over the place.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). 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.
🎉 BIG NEWS — CO-OP IS COMING TO RECYCLING CENTER SIMULATOR! 🎉
We’ve been a little quiet lately… and there’s a good reason for that. For quite some time, we’ve been working behind the scenes on something we’ve wanted to bring to Recycling Center Simulator for a l
♻️⚡ It’s here! Our very first and brand new E-Waste DLC!
Time to take your recycling business to the next level… and into the world of modern electronics. With the E-Waste DLC, you’ll unlock a completely new production chain focused on electronic waste recy
E-waste DLC ♻️ Has a Release Date!
Hello, Recyclers! ♻️ The wait is almost over! We’re excited to announce that the brand-new expansion for Recycling Center Simulator, the E-waste DLC, launches on February 20. Check out this short snea
Steam Awards: We Need Your Support!
Hello Recyclers! ♻️The Steam Awards are here, and this year, we are setting our sights on a category that means a lot to us: Labor of Love.When we launched our game, it was just the beginning of the j
🎉 Update is here! + New DLC Announcement 🎉
The wait is over! Today we’re rolling out a brand-new update for Recycling Center Simulator! 🚀 This update brings exciting new content, quality-of-life improvements and a few bug fixes! Below you’ll f
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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.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | First-Person · Simulation · Management · Time Management · Life Sim · Automation · Immersive Sim · Sandbox · Economy · Building · Physics · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 38 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Window 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-6700k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200X Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 4GB or equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: Yes