Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

Homebased · January 28, 2021 · Simulation, Strategy, Auto Battler, Base Building, Management

Garbage: Hobo Prophecy is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

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Garbage: Hobo Prophecy is a fighting simulator with management and building elements where you guide homeless characters through survival by managing resources, constructing shelters, and preparing fighters for automatic combat encounters. The game stands out with its darkly comedic hand-drawn comic narrative, deep customization system across hundreds of skills and items, and dynamic weather and seasonal systems that challenge your survival strategy in a grimy, absurdist world.

Garbage: Hobo Prophecy is an extended demo/prologue for the "Garbage" game. It has all the game features of the game but the story is limited to first boss fight.

Garbage is a fighting simulator game with management and building elements. Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous yet non-offensive manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.

  • Experience a chilling story through hand drawn comics that narrate the silliness of Garbage world. Don't experience any of the negative emotions while being sucked in by the Garbage.
  • Garbage world features a grim city environment with Garbage visual effects and catchy music. Listen to unique sounding character voices that resemble no words but a weird hobo mumble.

  • Garbage fights are automatic, all preparations are done before the fight. A unique system that explores the uncharted grounds of the simulation genre.

  • Choose between hundreds of skills to build something of a masterpiece fighter. Combine techniques to build a team that works together.

  • Game features an in depth construction system with many unique buildings and upgrades. Surviving with minimal garbage resources makes it a challenge. Build wisely and prioritize the necessities.

  • Take care of your bums as if they were a Tamagochi - feed, shower, train them and much more. Hobos are unique creatures that require no special care to survive: they don't cry, they don't ask for any fancy pleasures.

  • The game is very similar to real life, it has a weather system. Day, night and even seasons. This amazing system can both positively and negatively influence the survival.

  • Garbage world has an inventory system with hundreds of items. Items that you can equip, craft, consume and trade for garbage.

  • Employ bums to work at your camp. Those tireless workers that work for no pay are crucial to your survival.

  • Kids are vicious bosses for the homeless. But who would be our next generation of homeless if not kids? Children are not the only bosses that control Garbage world, in fact they are the weaklings.

  • Participate in organized events: legal and illegal. Join arenas for competitive fights. Influence story based on the path you choose.

Garbage: Hobo Prophecy — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 1, 2025
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1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 20, 2026
Very fun game. I'm end it all. Thx
Not recommended Jul 13, 2026
unbalanced
Not recommended Jun 24, 2026
Waste of time.
Not recommended Nov 29, 2025
"Garbage: Hobo Prophecy" is is not a game. It's an advertisement for a product called "Garbage". Garbage is a C-grade video game equivalent of the shock TV show "bumfights" as the developers appallingly try to get rich off the back of suffering homeless people and making light of a serious epidemic. It's a very mediocre strategy game where you guide a homeless community to fight other homeless communities and survive... yeah, trying to get money from human suffering is disgusting. That's "GrabTheGames" for you. But this isn't completely relevant because this is not Garbage, it's just an advertisment for it, so it's not correct to try to review that completely distinct product. We must instead review this for what it is... an advertisement. If you enjoy advertisements, you can consume them for free on the web or on Youtube without needing to add them to your game library, download them, and then launch the advertising. It's impossible in a general sense to recommend people should do that over playing real, full games on Steam, and that applies here with "Garbage: Hobo Prophecy" too. The purpose of this advertisement is to get you to shell out a whopping $15 USD on buying G…
Recommended Nov 14, 2025
Игра 'Garbage: Hobo Prophecy' – это настоящее погружение в мир, где каждый глоток нищеты ощущается на вкус, а каждая найденная бутылка – это сокровище. Разработчики с удивительной точностью передали атмосферу уличной жизни, где выживание становится искусством, а каждый новый день – это вызов. Графика, несмотря на свою мрачность, обладает особой, притягательной эстетикой, которая затягивает с головой. Геймплей предлагает интересный микс крафтинга, исследования и принятия непростых решений, где ваш выбор действительно влияет на развитие событий. Вы почувствуете всю горечь поражений и радость маленьких побед, будь то удачная находка или обретение нового "друга" на улице. Это игра не для всех, она требует определенной доли цинизма и готовности увидеть мир без прикрас, но именно в этой откровенности кроется её главная сила. Рекомендую тем, кто ищет нечто по-настоящему уникальное и готово к испытаниям.

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