Trash Tycoon Idle business

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"Trash Tycoon Idle Business" is a single-player game that challenges you to clean up your city by recycling garbage and building an idle business empire. However, players have reported numerous bugs and an excessive amount of ads, which may hinder the overall gaming experience. Despite these setbacks, the game offers an interesting concept for players who enjoy idle tycoon-style games.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,423 reviews

monetization111 negative mentions

The game is fun and engaging, providing a satisfying idle experience.
There are no forced ads, allowing players to enjoy the game without interruptions.
The graphics and concept are appealing, making it enjoyable to clean up the town.

Progress resets after leveling up, causing frustration as players lose all upgrades and have to start over.
The game is heavily reliant on ads for rewards, which can disrupt gameplay and lead to a frustrating experience.
Traffic jams caused by street cleaners block trucks, significantly hindering progress and making the game feel unplayable at times.

monetization
131 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over the excessive reliance on ads for progression. While some appreciate the absence of forced ads and the option to watch ads for rewards, numerous users report issues with ads not providing promised rewards, frequent crashes, and a lack of viable options to pay for an ad-free experience. Overall, players feel that the game often becomes unplayable without watching a significant number of ads or making costly in-app purchases.
- “The best part is there are no ads unless you want rewards!”
- “There's in-game purchases if you want extra stuff, but it's not always popping up in your face to buy buy buy.”
- “It is a great game and 100% free with no ads, but go ahead and download the game 👍”
- “I tested it out and it took me 3 weeks of consecutive play to get past the second level without watching ads.”
- “The game becomes impossible without watching hundreds of ads or paying hundreds of dollars and waiting weeks for enough money to upgrade.”
- “It quickly turns into an advertisement festival.”
story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of coherence and progression, with players frequently encountering bugs that hinder mission completion and create frustrating gameplay experiences. Many users report issues with mission requirements that do not align with their current progress, leading to a sense of being stuck and unable to advance. Overall, the narrative structure feels stale and lacks engaging elements, making it less appealing for players.
- “I quite enjoy the game; however, on level 3, the last quest to complete is 200k of trash, but it is impossible to get that. I can't even use diamonds to pass it, so now I'm just stuck, which isn't great.”
- “On stage 2, on the last mission to complete 2 farmers market orders, but I've been doing that for 3 days now, and progression is still at 0. It's a wall keeping me from moving forward.”
- “In tier 2, they forgot the code to increase truck capacity, the sorter machine constantly jammed up waiting for helicopters, and the quests often don't take account of what you have already accomplished.”
- “Game is a bit stale and boring; not enough diversity or a real storyline or enough interactive properties to keep the game engaging. It's not worth the storage space, and I give up. It's not really worth anyone's time, and definitely don't ever spend real money on these money suckers. That's why I do the reviews and play the games, so you don't have to waste time or real money.”
- “I'm on 37/40 missions but will not be able to unlock level 3 due to the impossible mission.”
- “On stage 2, on the last mission to complete 2 farmers market orders, but I've been doing that for 3 days now and progression is still at 0. It's a wall keeping me from moving forward.”
stability
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous users reporting frequent glitches, freezing, and mismatched quest descriptions. While players find the game enjoyable, the persistent bugs hinder progress and overall enjoyment, leading to frustration. Many express a desire for improvements to enhance stability and reduce the impact of these technical problems.
- “To add insult to injury, the game is also quite buggy.”
- “Fun to pass the time but lots of glitches and hard to progress.”
- “Game seems quite buggy and slow to respond.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with players appreciating the mechanics and overall fun but expressing frustration over frequent interruptions from ads and various choke points that hinder progress. Many users feel that the game is designed to push players towards in-game purchases, leading to imbalances and a less enjoyable experience. While the core gameplay is simple and enjoyable, the excessive ads and technical issues detract significantly from the overall experience.
- “The gameplay is simple and enjoyable for the most part.”
- “Overall, the game is fun, has good mechanics but the ads spoil all the fun.”
- “It really interferes with gameplay and is the only reason I've given 3 stars instead of 5.”
- “I'm very disappointed at having bought a couple of upgrades just to have the game stall out because the developers haven't released more gameplay.”
- “There are so many choke points in the game that it stops the gameplay from progressing: 1) cleaner queue blocking trucks 2) truck blocking queue of trucks while collecting trash 3) dump yard too slow to process the dump while there are 20 or 30+ trucks waiting in queue even after upgrading capacity, speed, etc. 4) power generation becomes so expensive later.”
- “Game mechanics are imbalanced; the city doesn't function properly half the time even if you are watching ads all the time to get the free boosts.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some users appreciating the cleaner visuals and overall design, while many others criticize the low-quality graphics and unattractive character models. Overall, the consensus leans towards dissatisfaction, with several players labeling the graphics as subpar or even horrible.
- “Good graphics, zero forced ads, and nice to see things get cleaner and expand as time goes on.”
- “But your graphics and UI suck!”
- “Worst game, bad graphics in any game planning.”
- “Trash game is trash itself; graphics are horrible.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game excessively tedious, particularly when tasks require repetitive actions, such as completing them 200 times. While the game has enjoyable elements, imbalances lead to a frustrating experience where progress is heavily reliant on grinding, ad-watching, or spending money.
- “So when the task is to do it 200 times, it becomes very slow and tedious.”
- “Started off okay with a decent idle concept, but then it becomes excessively tedious.”
- “Much to love, but game imbalances make it much too grindy.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received negative feedback, with users finding the background music unpleasant and the tutorial voice annoying. Additionally, there are issues with sound settings reverting to default when the app is reopened, further detracting from the experience.
- “The tutorial voice is really annoying, and even if I turn the sound/music off, it turns back on by itself whenever I leave the app.”
- “The background music is very bad and unpleasant.”