Steam market intelligence
Recycling Center Simulator
86% positive · 2,976 Steam reviews · released Oct 2, 2024 · by Balas Games
First-PersonSimulationManagementTime ManagementLife SimAutomationImmersive SimSandbox
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~98.2k
(P10–P90: 39.3k – 216k)
Gross revenue: ~$1.6M
(P10–P90: $644k – $3.5M)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 2, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 66% positive across 35 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4073 games).
Content & longevity60% positive · 78 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value64% positive · 69 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removalPerformance & stability55% positive · 53 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics67% positive · 48 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removalControls & UI67% positive · 21 mentions
“Good early/mid game; falls apart at the end. If you like cleaning and/or job sims: 👍 If you like automation and/or conveyors: 👎 I enjoyed the earlier bits of the game where you run around various areas manually collecting scrap, processing…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 24 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio68% positive · 19 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removalDifficulty & balance73% positive · 15 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removal326 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Technology
3D
Art style
Realistic
Structure
Sandbox
Mood & themes
Relaxing
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.