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Dumpster Gang news and updates
The complete record, newest first. It is short because the reveal was recent and nothing has happened since; a longer version would mean padding it with speculation.
2026-08-27
Announced during the Xbox broadcast at Gamescom 2026
Xbox Wire published the reveal: Dumpster Gang is releasing for Xbox on PC in December 2026 and will be available day one on PC Game Pass. The same piece introduced the two developers, Jake and Sam of Coyote House Games, and confirmed Curve Games as publisher.
2026-08-26
The developers post the first trailer on Steam
Sam and Jake announced the December 2026 window on the game's Steam page, published the reveal trailer, and opened the community Discord. The post asks for wishlists and follows, which is the only thing players can actually do for the game right now.
What this site is watching for
Six things are currently unknown. Each one has a specific place it would show up first, which is what makes them checkable rather than a wish list.
| Still unknown | Where it shows up first | Why it is open |
|---|---|---|
| A specific release date | The Steam store page or the app's news feed | December 2026 is all that has been committed to. |
| A price | The Steam store record | There is no price block on the record at all, and no business model has been announced. |
| A demo or playtest | A separate demo app on the Steam page | None exists, and a store button is the hard confirmation. |
| Console platforms | A PlayStation or Nintendo store listing, or a publisher statement | Only PC has been announced. |
| Crossplay | Steam's cross-platform multiplayer category, or a direct answer in Discord | Two PC storefronts at launch makes this unresolved. |
| The full system requirements | The Steam requirements block | Only the 64-bit line is published; six fields are still TBC. |