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) ⭐

Released Nov 2025

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

64% positive · 1,693 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection launched on November 25, 2025. On launch day, the developer wrote that "launches are just the beginning" and mentioned being "elbows-deep in the next pile of updates." This was a general statement of intent — not a specific commitment to named content. The game received a critical hotfix on November 26, a second hotfix on November 27, and a quality-of-life feature patch on December 1, 2025. That December 1 patch is the last developer communication on record. No further news posts, updates, or developer communications have appeared since December 1, 2025 — now nearly ten months ago as of today (September 17, 2026). The launch-day comment about future updates was a vague aspirational statement, and given that no specific content was ever announced or listed as unreleased, and that developer communication has been completely silent since December 1, 2025, that statement has effectively expired. Both DLC items (a soundtrack and a supporter pack) shipped on launch day and are cosmetic/support items, not gameplay expansions. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store. The post-launch update history consists entirely of bug fixes and one quality-of-life patch — there is no sustained cadence of major content releases to suggest more is coming. The game appears to have shipped as a complete product with a brief post-launch stabilization period, now concluded.
Evidence
Feature patch expanding trash pickup area and improving cart handling. Last developer communication on record.
news post · Dec 1, 2025 source content shipped
medium
Launch post states 'we're already elbows-deep in the next pile of updates' — a general statement of intent to continue updating, but no specific content named.
news post · Nov 25, 2025 source ambiguous
medium

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Polden Publishing
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

🗑️ Welcome to the Dump

Explore endless piles of junk, dig up lost cards, and expand your collection. Everything that was once lost — can now be found again.

🃏 Features

  • Dig, sort, collect.
    Every pile of trash is a chance to find a rare card.

  • Save the birds
    Pull them out of garbage piles and make them cozy nests.

  • Collectible cards
    Restore your full collection of favorite cards.

  • Humor, references, and trash aesthetics
    A world where garbage is art, and every discovery can become a trophy.

  • No battles. Just trash.
    You just dig. In garbage. For love. And for cards.

🔍 Who’s it for?

For those who love simulators, collecting, irony, and relaxing gameplay.

And maybe for those who still remember their lost card collection.

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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