Trash Patrol - Academic Version
Released May 2022
Trash Patrol is a local cooperative multiplayer game for 2-4 players. Break into a house, look for something to steal together with your raccoon friends. Don’t forget to wash and dry all items carefully! And watch out for the homeowner - They are not amused to see you within their home
68% positive · 222 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Trash Patrol is a cooperative multiplayer game created as a master's degree project at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, developed by a small student team. It launched on May 17, 2022. Shortly after release, on June 29, 2022, the team shipped one post-launch update — "The Campus" — adding a new university-themed map, mascot masks, new objectives, and AI improvements. That is the only developer communication or content release on record. There has been no developer activity of any kind since June 29, 2022. Given that the game was explicitly a university master's project with a fixed student team, it was always intended as a finished deliverable rather than an ongoing live game. The single post-launch update appears to have been a polish/bonus addition shortly after submission, and no further content has been announced or hinted at. The game is complete.
Evidence
Store description explicitly states the game is the result of a 2-year master's degree project at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, developed by a named student team. This frames the game as a finished academic deliverable, not an ongoing commercial product.
The Campus update shipped, adding a new university-themed map, mascot masks, new objectives, and AI improvements. This is the last — and only — post-launch communication from the developer.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
MediaCube Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Trash Patrol is a cooperative multiplayer game for 2-4 players. You and one or more of your friends break into a house. Your goal: Steal every item within the given time!
But be aware of the homeowner! They do not condone raccoons running around their house and trashing it! If they spot you: Run!
Raccoons want everything clean. You don't want any dirty goods, do you?
That's why all items need to be washed and dried carefully. Afterward, throw them in your teleporting trashcan. Why the trashcan is teleporting around? We have no clue what you did to it! Also, watch out for the dirty hands of the humans. Don’t let them touch your precious trash!
Do you want to snatch the toaster from the shelf? Or the gnome from the desk? And you can’t reach the items? Grab a teammate and throw them in the air!
Higher spots can only be reached together.
Whether you are collecting items, washing them, or baiting the human - only teamwork makes the dream work! You outsmart every human and return the stolen goods to those who deserve them: You!
This game is the result of our 2-year project for our master’s degree at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. Designed and developed by Hannah Flattinger, Jan Mikusch, Tran Khiet Van Ho, Jeannette Schwalm, Marcell Tóth, Kerstin Hofer. Also, we had some help with our Music and SFX from Lukas Schönwiese.
But be aware of the homeowner! They do not condone raccoons running around their house and trashing it! If they spot you: Run!
This is not a dirty Job!
Raccoons want everything clean. You don't want any dirty goods, do you?
That's why all items need to be washed and dried carefully. Afterward, throw them in your teleporting trashcan. Why the trashcan is teleporting around? We have no clue what you did to it! Also, watch out for the dirty hands of the humans. Don’t let them touch your precious trash!
Cooperation is Key
Do you want to snatch the toaster from the shelf? Or the gnome from the desk? And you can’t reach the items? Grab a teammate and throw them in the air!
Higher spots can only be reached together.
Whether you are collecting items, washing them, or baiting the human - only teamwork makes the dream work! You outsmart every human and return the stolen goods to those who deserve them: You!
Master project at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
This game is the result of our 2-year project for our master’s degree at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. Designed and developed by Hannah Flattinger, Jan Mikusch, Tran Khiet Van Ho, Jeannette Schwalm, Marcell Tóth, Kerstin Hofer. Also, we had some help with our Music and SFX from Lukas Schönwiese.
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Last evaluated Jun 16, 2026
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