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Polnoch · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 64 % positive of 1,639 reviews, as of Oct 28

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

24 games that play like My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Dig for TCG Cards With Your Friends, One Man´s Trash and Trash Goblin.

Player tags

  • Simulation
  • Relaxing
  • Loot
  • Casual
  • Trading Card Game
  • Comedy
  • Sandbox
  • Physics
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed: a short, relaxing cleanup loop that many enjoy on sale, held back by bugs, missing content and a lost soundtrack controversy.

Many players enjoy the satisfying loop of clearing trash piles, finding hidden cards and birds, and the cozy, mindless pace, and several call it good value on sale or a fun time-killer. Others find it short and repetitive, with progression that runs out early: upgrades are maxed after a pile or two, leaving money with nothing to spend it on. Frequent complaints concern bugs such as a dog that stops working, a shopping cart that drops items, freezes, and saves that are lost or reset. Some players report that a few cards never spawn, so the collection cannot be completed, and that there is no ending or credits. Reviews from the last year lean more negative than the older helpful ones, mainly over the developer no longer patching the game and the undisclosed AI-generated music, which some refuse to support while others say they simply turn the radio off.

Praised

  • Satisfying cleanup loop

    Players enjoy the satisfying loop of picking up trash, throwing bags into the bin and reaching the next pile.

    Many players
  • Relaxing, mindless pace

    Players call it relaxing, chill and good for background listening or killing time when nothing else appeals.

    Many players
  • Cards and birds reward collecting

    Finding hidden cards and birds gives a satisfying hit for collectors, and the bird theme appeals to some.

    Some players
  • Good value on sale

    Players say it is worth it for a few hours of entertainment, especially at a sale price.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Short and repetitive

    Players find the loop repetitive, with upgrades maxed early and little to spend money on later.

    Many players
  • Bugs and glitches

    Players report a glitchy dog, a cart that drops items, freezes and bugs such as items passing through portals.

    Many players
  • Lost saves and resets

    Players lost saves or upgrades after reloading, some far into the game.

    Some players
  • Unfinished, no ending, missing cards

    Some cannot find all cards because they never spawn, and there is no ending or credits; the developer has stopped patching.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who want a calm, no-thinking collectathon with background music, and who will buy it on sale.
Who should skip it
Players who want depth, progression or a complete, polished experience, or who object to undisclosed AI-generated music.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more hours tend to hit the repetition and the lack of upgrades, while short-session players mostly enjoy the relaxing loop.

Summarised by AI from 70 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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By look

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At a glance

What games like My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ have in common

  • The tags they share most often with My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐: Simulation (19 of 24), Relaxing (17) and Sandbox (5).
  • They came out between 2017 and 2026, 12 of them after My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Funi Raccoon Game (99 % positive of 1,730).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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