RECYCLE
Released Sep 2014
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.
50% positive · 310 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
Can't confirm — worth a look
We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.
Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search Prices in USD, as listed by each store.
Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site
Evaluation
RECYCLE: Garbage Truck Simulator launched on September 3, 2014 as a complete, finished product. Following release, the developer shipped three bug-fix patches (versions 1.0.0.2, 1.0.0.3, and 1.0.0.4) between September 11 and November 28, 2014, addressing crashes, physics issues, and gameplay bugs. The last of these patches was released on November 28, 2014, and the developer has not communicated anything publicly since that date. There are no DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmaps, and no post-launch major content updates of any kind. The game launched as a self-contained simulation title and has received no content additions beyond the initial launch build. All post-launch activity consisted solely of bug fixes, which concluded in late 2014.
Evidence
Patch 1.0.0.4 released — the last known developer communication, fixing visual and gameplay bugs. No further updates or announcements have followed.
Patch 1.0.0.3 released with additional bug fixes and minor improvements such as trading card support
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
rondomedia GmbH
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
In every city in the world, they are the unsung heroes of the road - garbage men and their high-powered garbage trucks. They provide the efficient collection and processing of a wide variety of waste and guarantee that our cities don’t drown in garbage.
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. Hire the right staff, expand your fleet, plan efficient pickup routes, purchase landfill licenses, take out loans and efficiently steer your garbage disposal convoy through the entire city! Do you have what it takes to become a trash tycoon?
Features:
- Control your unsung heroes of the road! – utility vans, basic garbage trucks, organic waste trucks, glass recycling trucks, crawler cranes, dump trucks and bulldozers
- Includes management aspect for even more game depth
- Keep expanding your enterprise through efficient play and economic management!
- A realistically simulated city with different districts, AI road traffic, traffic lights and pedestrians
- Recreate the entire recycling process! – From garbage collection (residual waste, glass, plastic and paper), to the landfill and various recycling facilities
- Get an overview of the facts and figures that determine the success or failure of your mission in your statistics center!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content