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Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

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Quick resume

Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.

Global score

73/100

Genres

Indie, Simulator, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Unique and humorous concept
    • Addictive and challenging gameplay
    • Deep skill and base building systems
    • Engaging story and cutscenes
    • Free demo with promising potential

    Cons

    • Poor optimization and high resource usage
    • Steep learning curve and weak tutorial
    • Resource scarcity and rng frustration
    • Some ui and combat balance issues
    • Limited social and cooperative features

    Motivations

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      "Players can choose how to train their hobos, build their base, and select skills, indicating moderate control over actions."

    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Competitive elements exist in PvP combat and team objectives, though chaos and cooperation also play strong roles."

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      "Combat against other hobos and garbage invasions provide competitive elements, though mostly PvE and some PvP-like fights."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report addictive gameplay loops, long play sessions, and desire to keep playing despite some bugs."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Customization of characters, equipment, and skill builds allows creative player expression."

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    • Domination

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      "Some competitive multiplayer and AI battles imply exerting superiority, but no strong evidence of trash talk or power imposition."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a humorous, immersive escape with engaging story and world."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Cartoonish, exaggerated world with humorous and absurd elements, though grounded in a crime simulation setting."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Mostly solo play with minimal social or community interaction reported."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players note long sessions and potential strain."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on resource management and battles; not suited for idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players manage and assign employees, guiding their tasks and roles."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026