Chaotic Co-Op Dumpster Gang Coming to XBOX PC in December 2026

Trash pandas. Rubbish goblins. Raccoons.

These cute little critters simply like to trigger a ruckus, don’t they? Stealing meals, knocking over trash cans, climbing, crawling, clambering.

For those who’re something like us, you’ve most likely puzzled, “what’s it like to really BE a raccoon?” What? Too particular a fantasy?

Effectively, hear – this wasn’t even our fantasy to start with. Jake and Sam, the ludicrously proficient builders at Coyote Home Video games, got here to us at Curve Video games with an concept: what if there was a online game the place you may play as a bunch of raccoons robbing homes collectively? And what in the event that they made that recreation?

Okay, in order that’s two concepts. However these two concepts have been so good, we needed to counter with a 3rd concept: what if subsequent time they scheduled a gathering with us as an alternative of breaking into our workplace? They have been each dressed as raccoons, and Sam was making an attempt to stuff as many workplace provides as he might right into a burlap sack.

However what a improbable idea! Right here at Curve Video games, we’re well-known for publishing wacky, physics-driven video games which might be enjoyable with mates – like Human Fall Flat and Wobbly Life – so we knew we needed to work collectively. Not less than as soon as they’d returned these workplace provides. And that laptop. And my toupee.

And thus, Dumpster Gang was born!

It is a chaotic co-op sandbox the place you play as mischievous raccoons and attempt to trigger as a lot mayhem as potential. Actually we like to think about it as the last word raccoon simulator, using the most recent and best in online game expertise to realize what generations earlier than us have failed to perform:

FULL RACCOON IMMERSION.

It’s one factor to simulate, let’s say, a crime-ridden simulacrum of a sun-soaked American state (ahem), however what a couple of recreation that intricately recreates the nocturnal escapades of the world’s furriest thieves? Permitting you and as much as three mates to interrupt into buildings, steal junk, raid snacks, scavenge dumpsters, commit tiny crimes, and outwit a relentless exterminator?

You could be pondering: certainly it isn’t potential for a online game as superior as that to even exist?! We have been sceptical at first too.

However Jake and Sam are on the bleeding edge. Jake spent almost a decade engaged on animation initiatives for corporations like Marvel and Warner Music, and Sam has in depth expertise with multiplayer video games, beforehand transport the much-beloved multiplayer hit Midnight Ghost Hunt as recreation director.

On a private stage, they’re additionally simply very candy.

“We met in school and now we’re united by a love of co-op gaming and raccoons,” Jake instructed us. “With our first recreation as Coyote Home Video games, we needed to fulfil the dream of roaming round as a gang of raccoons with your mates and being little menaces. We slot in as many raccoon-themed mechanics as we might: consuming trash, stealing, climbing on every thing, making large messes. Now we have all of it!”

Sam agreed and added: “And after a full day of inflicting chaos, you’ll be able to head again to your hideout to customise it with all of the junk treasure you’ve scavenged out of your raids. You may even put on a collection of lovely hats, every with distinctive skills to help in your subsequent spherical of nefarious raccoon antics.”

All of us are so excited to have introduced Dumpster Gang right now as a part of the XBOX broadcast at Gamescom 2026! The sport will likely be releasing for XBOX  PC and out there Day One as a part of XBOX PC Sport Go.

And also you don’t have lengthy to attend: it’s arriving December 2026!

So, spherical up your crew (or go solo in the event you desire), take to the evening, and see how a lot mischief you can also make in Dumpster Gang.