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Trash Day capsule

Trash Day

Team up with your raccoon squad in this physics-based co-op adventure. Scavenge trash, fill your stolen shopping cart, and work together to get back home. Live your best raccoon life.

AdventureOnline Co-OpMultiplayer
Off by One Games2026

Trash Day scores 83/100 — better than 95% of Steam capsules we've analysed (n=22,658).

Released 2026 · By Off by One Games

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Trash Day scored 83/100 on Steam Analyzer — Good for a Steam capsule. Top priority fix: [composition] Consider adding a second raccoon or visual teammate cue to visually communicate the cooperative gameplay hook, strengthening the core game message.

Capsule scores by dimension

  • Genre Clarity: 8/10 — Clear action-adventure with playful tone. The raccoon character, shopping cart filled with colorful trash items, and dynamic action pose immediately signal a lighthearted action-adventure game with a unique premise. At tiny size, the recognizable raccoon silhouette and cart chaos still convey the core gameplay loop of scavenging and teamwork, though the comedic tone reads better than the co-op element specifically.
  • Title Readability: 9/10 — Bold, clean, highly legible. The white 'TRASH DAY' text is large, bold, and positioned on a clear light blue sky background with strong contrast against the Steam dark background. The letterforms remain perfectly readable even at tiny size due to generous sizing and clean sans-serif treatment, with no decorative elements that degrade legibility.
  • Contrast & Color: 9/10 — Excellent value separation and saturation. Bright cyan-blue sky, golden grass, and rich green accents create strong value hierarchy against the dark Steam background. The white text and raccoon character pop sharply with clear silhouettes that survive the grayscale test, while warm and cool colors are balanced without muddiness, ensuring the image reads instantly even in quick scroll.
  • Uniqueness & Polish: 8/10 — Charming art direction with memorable hook. The raccoon-led trash-scavenging premise combined with the playful 3D cartoon art style and dynamic action composition creates a distinct visual identity that stands apart from darker action titles in the benchmark list. The scattered trash items and exaggerated poses convey personality and humor, though the overall polish level sits slightly below AAA benchmarks like Black Myth: Wukong or God of War Ragnarök.
  • Brand Consistency: 7/10 — Cohesive cartoon style, iconic character. The raccoon protagonist is a memorable icon central to brand identity, and the consistent cheerful color palette and 3D cartoon rendering create internal cohesion. However, without access to the six store screenshots, consistency across marketing materials cannot be fully verified, though the character design and tone appear intentional and recognizable.
  • Composition: 9/10 — Strong focal point with dynamic depth. The raccoon and cart form a clear primary focal point in the center-right area, with scattered trash items creating secondary interest without competing for attention. Safe margins are well-maintained, the layering (foreground action, midground character, background landscape) is clean and readable at all sizes, and the composition remains resilient to Steam's typical cropping without losing the core message.

What works

  • Title legibility across all sizes. White 'TRASH DAY' text is bold, large, and contrast-rich, remaining perfectly readable even at tiny thumbnail size on the dark Steam background.
  • Clear visual hierarchy and focal point. The raccoon and shopping cart command immediate attention without competitors, and supporting elements guide the eye naturally across the composition.
  • Genre-appropriate color palette. Bright, warm, and cool tones create an inviting, lighthearted atmosphere that matches the playful action-adventure tone and scavenging premise.
  • Memorable character and unique premise. The raccoon protagonist is instantly iconic and the trash-scavenging hook is visually distinct from typical action-adventure competitors on the store.

What hurts the capsule

  • Co-op element not visually emphasized. While the game is framed as team-based gameplay, the capsule shows only one raccoon, missing an opportunity to communicate the multiplayer cooperative aspect through character grouping or visual teammate hints.
  • Polish level below AAA benchmarks. While charming, the 3D cartoon rendering and character proportions feel slightly stylized and indie-leaning compared to the premium visual finish of games like Wukong or Hellblade II.

Priority fixes

  1. [composition] Consider adding a second raccoon or visual teammate cue to visually communicate the cooperative gameplay hook, strengthening the core game message.
  2. [uniqueness_polish] Refine character lighting and material detail to increase the premium polish factor and closer match AAA benchmark visual standards.

Store copy priority fixes

  1. [feature_communication] Add a sentence explaining the primary obstacle types or level structure: 'Navigate busy streets, overgrown parks, and suburban neighborhoods while avoiding detection by angry homeowners and curious pets.'
  2. [uniqueness] Strengthen the differentiation by highlighting a specific mechanic or constraint unique to this game, such as 'the only co-op game where your cart's physics state is shared and affects all players,' or cart customization.
  3. [feature_communication] Clarify the distraction mechanic with a concrete example: 'Distract animals and humans with food items or noises so they leave your trash unguarded,' to show how players interact with NPCs.

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Steam app ID: 3314580