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Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. Play as the Janitor, an Alaensee girlbeast with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran's Rock far behind her.

What works

  • Unique and immersive alien world
  • Strong atmosphere and sound design
  • Thought-provoking themes on poverty and identity
  • Freedom to explore and express
  • Relaxing and contemplative gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and grind-heavy gameplay
  • Confusing navigation without map
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Limited social interaction
  • Slow and opaque progression

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

  • Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

  • Critter Cove

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • The Witch of Fern Island

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor but with less survival pressure

  • Ooblets

  • Broken Reality

  • Sable

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

  • Fruitbus

  • SLUDGE LIFE 2

More violent

Games that feels like Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor but with more combat and destruction

  • SULFUR

  • Skin Deep

  • Lucid Blocks

  • Above Snakes

  • Esoteric Ebb

  • Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest

More social

Games that feels like Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Swords 'n Magic and Stuff

  • Garden Paws

  • Amber Isle

  • LEGO® Worlds

  • Born of Bread

  • DEPO : Death Epileptic Pixel Origins

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Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 04/08/2026