1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
4
playing on Steam now·
4
24-hour peak
All-time peak 14 in Sep 2026·30 days +28%
Is Garbage dead in 2026?
On Steam, very nearly.
Only 4 people are playing Garbage on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 4 players, 28% more than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 14 in September 2026; right now is 29% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Garbage worth it?
Mixed. Worth a look, but read the reviews first.
The average Coilr player has put 7h into Garbage. Steam reviews are mixed.
7h avg·66% positive
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
30-day average
4
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
66%
Mixed
Average playtime
7 h
Coilr players
Coilr players
3
who own it
Garbage player count
4players14% over 6 days
Latest reading · average in view 2
This game's player count is measured about every 23 hours. Steam allows a limited number of requests per day, so the busiest games are measured every few minutes and quieter ones less often. The shape of the curve is real, the fine detail between points isn't recorded.
Garbage players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking Garbage. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4 | +1 | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 (from first reading) | 6 | — | 13 |
Steam reviews
MixedPositive
66%
Total reviews
1,217
Pos / Neg
798 / 419
% positive by month
Player retention
Few owners still playHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
0%
0 of 3 owners
Played last 7 days
0
Hours trend (2wk)
▲ Rising
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 08-30 days · 031-90 days · 090+ days · 3
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇷🇴RO
33%
🇬🇧GB
33%
🇧🇷BR
33%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Garbage is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most players look to be in Americas (~31%).
Americas
31%
Asia-Pacific
27%
Europe & Africa
22%
Russia & CIS
20%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 13:00 with about 9 people in game — 4.5× as many as at 02:00, the quietest hour.
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More on Garbage
Frequently asked about Garbage
How many people play Garbage?
As of September 2026, about 4 people are playing Garbage on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 4 concurrent players.
Is Garbage dead in 2026?
On Steam, very nearly. Only 4 people are playing Garbage on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 4 players, 28% more than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 14 in September 2026; right now is 29% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Garbage worth it?
Mixed. Worth a look, but read the reviews first. The average Coilr player has put 7h into Garbage. Steam reviews are mixed.
Where are most Garbage players from?
Garbage's player activity peaks around 13:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Americas region, an estimated 31% of active players, followed by Asia-Pacific. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)