Garbage
Skip · Strategy · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 17, under the fair line, at $1.19.
- Length
- 11.5h
- Value
- $0.10/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 1,216 positive
Full price
Today
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 12 GB of memory, 960 gtx mobile, Intel HD Graphic 7950, Radeon r9 280 or better, 8 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 55 times in the 5 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 90 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $1.19 at 92 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
It is pricier than 82 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 84 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Garbage: Hobo Prophecy (free, scores 31) beats it on value, while it beats Ruinarch ($8.74, scores 9).
More about Garbage
Of the 634 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 7 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2021 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 49 percent of the 218 reviews written there were positive, against 66 percent overall, and those are 22 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
After the 72nd day I think its time to call it . What a surprise ! I left this game sitting for years, but came back and had a great time. Unique look, gameplay, and some hilarious lines . I can only recommend it, BUT read some guides before you play it.
1 more review, not recommended
This is terrible. Its actual trash (no pun intended). The game constantly bugs out with my hobo just randomly disappearing behind the wall multiple times. Worst part? Theres no way to save them, the run just ends because they die since they can't sleep / shower / get warm. Theres no unstuck, theres no reset position. The game completely bugs out since the guy can't appear. You would think a 5year + game has fixed...
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Cite this score
Garbage scores 17/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1253710/garbageReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.