KOTAMON: My Sis Found A Super-Rare Card In Her Cereal Box, So I Became A Garbage Man To Find The Entire Collection And Earn $1,000,000
A laid-back indie sim where you dig trading cards out of garbage to complete a collection worth a million. Out now on Steam (Aug 20, 2026) — $6.99; the 20% launch discount to $5.59 has ended. No one rushes you, no one scolds you. It's a cozy trash-hunt, and it's weirdly easy to lose an hour to.
What is KOTAMON?
Yes, that's the whole title. KOTAMON is a silly, single-player indie sim from KotaMota Games (published by Polnoch) that answers a very specific question: what would it take to complete a rare trading-card collection that's somehow worth a million dollars? The answer, apparently, is a lot of digging through other people's trash.
You play the brother whose sister found a super-rare card in her cereal box. Now the whole family's onboard, and you've become the garbage man — rummaging through dumpsters and fulfilling orders from the dump-site owner while hunting the cards ("Kotámons") that make up the collection. It's part treasure hunt, part zen cleanup game: sift trash, keep what's good, find the hidden treasures, tick off the collection.
How it plays
- Rummage and sort. You work through piles of garbage — rusted junk, random clutter, and the occasional hidden gem. Sorting feels good in that weirdly satisfying cleaning-sim way.
- Hunt the Kotámons. Rare cards are hidden in the trash. Finding them fills the collection, and that's the loop: dig, find, collect.
- Fulfill orders. The dump-site owner gives you orders to fill, which gives the digging a purpose and a slow sense of progress.
- Relaxed and gentle. The Steam description is upfront about it: nobody rushes you, nobody watches your every step, nobody criticizes you. It's a chill, meditative pace.
Release date and price
KOTAMON launched on Steam on August 20, 2026. The standard price is $6.99, and the 20% launch discount to $5.59 has ended. It's single-player with Steam Achievements and cloud saves, and it runs on modest hardware (a Core i3-ish CPU and 4GB of RAM is the minimum, Windows 10+).
Steam price checked Sep 21, 2026: $6.99 full price. The launch discount (-20%, $5.59) has ended.
Worth a look if
- You like cozy cleaning/organizing sims but want one with a collector's hook (the card hunt)
- The silly one-gag title makes you laugh — the game commits to the bit and doesn't take itself seriously
- You want a low-stakes, no-pressure wind-down game that runs on an older PC
Skip it if you need goals or a driving narrative — KOTAMON is deliberately slow and aimless, and if that's not your thing, the routine will feel thin fast.
Quick facts & FAQ
- When did it come out? August 20, 2026, on Steam.
- What platforms? PC only right now, via Steam. No console version announced.
- Is there multiplayer? No — single-player only.
- Is it in English? Yes, full English, plus French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese and more (15 languages total).
- What do I need to run it? Very little. Minimum is Windows 10, a Core i3-class CPU and 4GB RAM.
- Is there a demo? A demo of the game was made available by the developer before launch; the full game is out now.
Watch it
Official launch trailer: KOTAMON — Trailer (official, KotaMota channel).