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Can Collector Simulator

Pick up piles of scattered cans in a casual first-person collecting sim. Recycle your haul at reverse vending machines, cash out printed receipts, upgrade your pickup speed and capacity, and look for oversized prize pull tabs hidden in the mess.

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ShiftWorks Games
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ShiftWorks Games
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About the Game

Can Collector Simulator is a first-person game about clearing scattered cans from the ground.

Pick up cans, make the pavement empty, and carry what you collect to the recycling machine.

Pick Up and Compress

Pick up cans by hand, or stomp them flat first. Compressed cans take less space, so you can carry more before heading back.

Recycle, Cash Out

Put cans and bottles into the reverse vending machine. The screen counts each item, then prints a receipt when you finish recycling. 

Upgrade Your Pickup Flow

Collect receipts for cents, then buy upgrades that make the next pile faster to clear.

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  • Pick up faster.

  • Carry more before returning to the machine.

  • Select cans more smoothly in dense piles.

  • Clear larger patches with fewer trips.

Find Prize Pull Tabs

Some can piles may hide oversized prize pull tabs. Take one to the NPC to check the result and receive a small reward or collectible.

Features:

  • Clear cans from the ground.

  • Recycle cans and bottles at the machine.

  • Collect the receipt for cents.

  • Buy upgrades.

  • Return to the next pile.

  • Occasionally find a prize pull tab.

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