Junkyard Builder
First-person scrapyard simulation about recycling scrap and growing a business
FreeMind S.A. · Released Apr 8, 2026
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 244
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 40% of 10 in 30 days
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Aug 24, 2026
What is Junkyard Builder?
You take over a neglected scrapyard in this first-person business simulation. You travel to other locations for scrap, sort and process it with machines, repair vehicles and furniture for sale, and use the earnings to expand the yard and automate work.
For you if...
- +you like low-pressure, hands-on resource management
- +you enjoy gradually upgrading equipment and expanding a worksite
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast-paced challenges over methodical sorting
- −you want varied objectives rather than repeated scavenging trips
What players say
63% of 244 reviews are positive · 40% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the relaxing routine of collecting and processing scrap. They complain about limited variety over time, slow earnings relative to upgrade costs, and bugs or erratic object physics that can disrupt play.
Screenshots and trailer
Junkyard Builder system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Junkyard Builder?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB RAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- NVidia GeForce RTX2060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Does Junkyard Builder have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Junkyard Builder run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Does Junkyard Builder use AI-generated content?
Steam's data marks it as containing AI-generated content, but its Steam page had no statement from the developers when we checked it.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- Management
- First-Person
- Casual
- Life Sim
- Family Friendly
- Immersive Sim
- Relaxing
- Sandbox
- Economy
- Resource Management
- Automation
- Realistic
- 3D
- Capitalism
- Building
Recent updates
- Aug 24, 2026 · 1.2.3 - Hotfix
- Jul 4, 2026 · 1.2.2 - Hotfix
- Jun 26, 2026 · 1.2.1 - Hotfix
- Jun 25, 2026 · 1.2.0 - Workers Update 👷♂️
- Jun 25, 2026 · ☀️Steam Summer Sale + Massive FreeMind Update Wave☀️