Trash Dash

co-authored: @daveco
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Trash Dash is a game where you knock pieces of trash into the air and collect them in your dump truck. Avoid the obstacles and get a high score!

Controls:
* Arrow Keys or WASD - Move left/right
* Space / W / Up Arrow - Jump
* E - Compact trash (earn points, scales with fullness)
Genres: platformer

Comments20

alstegodev7 Oct 2025, 18:31
Looks very nice. Very unique idea with the jumping garbage trucks :D
Solvenoff
Solvenoff9 Oct 2025, 19:02
Oof, jumping over those gaps was quite a challenge — every time I jumped, I tensed my abs and grunted, but I eventually got the hang of it :D

It’s fun, though! Reminds me of the Google dinosaur game you get when there’s no internet. I’d also suggest adding a simple end goal, like reaching 2000 points — just to give players something to aim for.
LDJam user 28018911 Oct 2025, 16:25
Simple but fun! The jumping garbage truck is really funny.
hijomo11 Oct 2025, 16:33
I like all the designs of the different trucks. fun to play
ursagames
ursagames11 Oct 2025, 16:37
Hooray fellow garbage truck game! I like the idea of adding a compacting function, that was a good mechanic to mix up the gameplay.
InMyArmsTonight11 Oct 2025, 17:17
its fun to play,but i think e key is not necessary
Split82
Split8211 Oct 2025, 17:23
Very nice graphics. It was a bit hard to jump over those trucks, they are super big :) but it was fun anyway. Great job.
Adam Gallina
Adam Gallina11 Oct 2025, 17:28
Really liked the truck designs, and adding the compact function was a really good way to add depth to the game - it was pretty fun having to balance compacting with jumping over other trucks, nice job!
Archaeognathus
Archaeognathus11 Oct 2025, 17:35
Interesting twist on the dinosaur chrome game :D
Zenorke
Zenorke11 Oct 2025, 19:19
Ahah nice, simple but efficient! Good job :)
Ace17
Ace1711 Oct 2025, 19:48
Really nice choice of music and graphics ! I was expecting megaman to appear at some point :D
BlueDandelion11 Oct 2025, 19:49
Cool and relaxing game! I wish there was some way to regain health, you could go on for much longer.
Borbag Uskada11 Oct 2025, 20:55
Very great feelings !

Almost looks like an intro for a Metal Slug level or something. Great job on the visuals, and the truck react perfectly
TheParticularPixel12 Oct 2025, 00:16
nice simple game. really like the art style! well done
Daniel123
Daniel12312 Oct 2025, 03:44
Simple and fun. I like this game, I wish my car could jump like this.
ditam12 Oct 2025, 07:43
I had lots of fun with this, the concept is fun, it plays very smoothly, and the soundtrack is a banger. I loved the background art too.

The compacting mechanic felt a bit pointless (no pun intended), but I guess what else could you do :)

Seems like you also lose some health if you fail to catch the falling garbage? Maybe compacting an almost full truck could be used to regain health - I think that could tie these mechanics nicely together, and would make a cozy infinite runner.
nuzcraft
nuzcraft12 Oct 2025, 12:04
This is fun, with lots of interesting mechanics to spice things up. Having to double collect trash (once on the ground & once in the air) is an interesting take, and the obstacles pop up out of nowhere sometimes to thwart you. Additionally, compacting keeping you still for a beat makes it more strategic when you should compact. Great game!
Kalbshack
Kalbshack12 Oct 2025, 19:54
Very nice game. Only thing I constantly missed was compressing the thrash. Maybe your could move the bar more to the middle or display it directly on the truck (more and more trash hanging out of it) Since you need to focus collecting the trash.
LDJam user 384191
LDJam user 38419113 Oct 2025, 04:29
Good entry. The game feels nicely balanced, with a large hitbox to manage but a lot of air control to compensate. Having to stop and compact the trash also adds an element of risk to the game, but it feels like there should be some kind of reward on top of the points (maybe some kind of powerup to add some variation to the gameplay?) Nice game overall!
marks13 Oct 2025, 15:28
A very polished experience! Good application of art and audio assets. Liked the extra challenge of catching and needing to stop, though, despite the warning text, I would sometimes forget to compact trash. Feels like solid game to kill time, awesome work!

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