Garbage

Garbage is a fighting simulator with management and building elements. You guide a homeless man through the struggle to stay warm, fed and clean in a grim city, where basic needs become challenges. The game tells its story through hand-drawn comics and presents its world with visual effects, catchy music and character voices made up of wordless mumbling.

Survival and camp management

You care for your bums by feeding, showering and training them, and can employ them to work at your camp. Construction includes many buildings and upgrades, while limited garbage resources make it important to prioritize necessities. A weather system includes day and night as well as seasons, which can affect survival positively or negatively.

The inventory holds hundreds of items that you can equip, craft, consume or trade for garbage. You can also occupy and explore the city's five districts, which contain over 30 unique areas. Capturing garbage streets provides a steady flow of resources that are scarce enough to lead to violent encounters.

Fights and gangs

Fights are automatic, with preparations made beforehand. You can choose from hundreds of skills, combine techniques and build a team of fighters that works together. Children and other characters serve as bosses, with children described as the weaker opponents.

Homeless people form gangs that operate the streets in an organized way. You can join or oppose them and build an empire. The game also includes arenas for competitive fights and organized legal and illegal events; the path you choose influences the story.

City events

Alleys and hidden places can lead to randomly generated events with unknown outcomes. You can also visit a church in the Bible's belt and fight local religious bums to claim their garbage.