Dumpster Gang Guide
Dumpster Gang is a 1–4 player co-op sandbox from Coyote House Games and Curve Games, out on Steam and PC Game Pass on December 3, 2026. You and up to three friends play raccoons raiding suburban homes, farms and schools for junk, snacks and ridiculous loot while an exterminator named John hunts you down. These pages cover what the free demo actually contains, the missions and challenges we've confirmed, how John's traps and cages work, the weapons and hats you can use, and the co-op and platform details.
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Release: December 3, 2026 on Steam (PC) and Xbox on PC · PC Game Pass day one
Free demo: Out since October 19, 2026 (Steam Next Fest, app 4895870) · PC only
Players: 1–4 players · online co-op · solo supported · no split-screen announced
Developer: Coyote House Games · published by Curve Games
Wishlists: 200,000+ (official, Oct 26, 2026) · ~224K estimated by SteamData
Consoles: PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S in March 2027
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- Dumpster Gang release dateDumpster Gang releases on December 3, 2026 for PC via Steam and Xbox on PC, including PC Game Pass day one. PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S versions are announced for March 2027. The exact unlock hour and the price have not been announced yet.
- Dumpster Gang beginner guideDumpster Gang is a heist sandbox: pick an area, work through the To Do List, steal everything you can carry, and get back out before the Exterminator catches you. Raccoons sprint, climb walls and crawl through vents; E interacts, attacks with your plunger, eats food and makes snowballs. Play solo or with up to three friends online.
- Dumpster Gang controlsThe confirmed Dumpster Gang controls are E for context actions — attack with the plunger, eat food, make a snowball, interact with objects — plus sprint, climb and crawl through vents. The game has full controller support. A complete keyboard or controller map has not been published, so the rest of the binds are still being filled in.
- Dumpster Gang FAQDumpster Gang releases on December 3, 2026 on PC and PC Game Pass, with consoles in March 2027. The demo is free on Steam. The price is unannounced, crossplay and split screen are unconfirmed, and up to four players can play online co-op.
Demo
- Dumpster Gang demo guideThe Dumpster Gang demo is free on Steam (app 4895870) and launched on October 19, 2026 for Steam Next Fest. It has three confirmed areas — a suburban home, a rural farm and a forest training ground — plus online co-op for up to four players, a set of To Do List missions, the Exterminator and a small skins/emotes system. The full game adds more maps and content.
- Dumpster Gang missions and To Do List✓ ChecklistThe demo's missions are handed out as a To Do List at the start of each area. Confirmed objectives include stealing garden gnomes, a trumpet, airhorns, TVs, a gamer computer and gold bars from a safe in the suburban home; stealing musical instruments, spray-painting the principal's office, stealing the lab skeleton, setting off the fire sprinklers and using the intercom at the school. Each run also has three challenges: beat it within 15 minutes, extract five gnomes, and make and drink coffee.
- Dumpster Gang demo vs full gameThe demo has three confirmed areas — a suburban home, a rural farm and a forest training ground — plus a small cosmetic selection. The full game adds more maps and more content, including the full hat and cosmetic collection and Steam achievements. Demo save transfer has not been announced.
Mechanics
- Dumpster Gang Exterminator guideThe Exterminator is the game's human antagonist — the demo shows his name tag reading JOHN. He hunts raccoons who cause enough chaos, sets traps, chases you with a flashlight, and locks captured gang members in a cage. You escape by breaking line of sight, using vents and rooftops, and rescuing captured teammates before you extract.
- Dumpster Gang weaponsThe demo's confirmed weapon is a plunger — a melee weapon you swing with E to smack objects and enemies. You can also make and throw snowballs and pick up, throw or smash almost any object in the level. There is no gun or inventory weapon system in the demo.
- Dumpster Gang hideout and campfireAfter every mission the gang returns to its hideout. There you customize your raccoon, unlock hats and decorate the base with stolen items. The campfire is the social hub: the crew can share snacks and roast marshmallows between heists. No upgrade tree or currency system has been published.
Cosmetics
Multiplayer
Platforms
- Dumpster Gang platformsDumpster Gang launches on PC (Steam) and Xbox on PC on December 3, 2026, including PC Game Pass day one. PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S versions are announced for March 2027. No Mac, Linux or mobile version has been announced.
- Dumpster Gang on Game PassDumpster Gang is a day-one PC Game Pass title on December 3, 2026. Console Game Pass is tied to the March 2027 console release. The Game Pass version is the full game, not a demo, and it supports the same 1–4 player online co-op.
- Dumpster Gang PC requirementsDumpster Gang needs a 64-bit Windows PC, 8 GB RAM, DirectX 12 and either an Intel i5-4670K / AMD FX-8350 with a GTX 1050 / RX 550 at minimum. The recommended build is an i5-10600K / Ryzen 5 2600 with a GTX 1660 Ti / RX 5700. Storage size has not been published.
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