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Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

Garbage: Hobo Prophecy

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.

Released Jan 28, 2021 Developer Homebased Publisher GrabTheGames, UpgradePoint Platforms Windows · Mac SimulationStrategyAuto BattlerBase-BuildingManagement
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

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73.5%positive1,391 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“"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…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
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Latest official news

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Jun 04, 2021
GARBAGE IS OUT!

It's time to stop burning the brains of developers and burn some paper with plastic at least for a day. In the world of garbage your religion doesn't matter, actually your choices doesn't matter. Well

May 28, 2021
Final update before official launch!

Homebased team is bringing some great news and answers to all your questions! First of all we would like to say big thanks to all our active community members. Small things like answering other player

Mar 26, 2021
Big news!

Frequently asked questions to Hobo King: Q: When is the full game coming out? A; We are aiming to launch it on June 1st but the date is not final. Q: Can I use my Hobo Prophecy safe file for a full ga

Feb 09, 2021
Devlog #2

First of all our team would like to thank all of our players for support, feedback and suggestions. Every single question or review helped us to understand the most important issues and prioritize wha

Jan 30, 2021
Hotfix 1.2

We reduced the usage of RAM even more. Also fixed several bugs. Hope this will improve your gaming experience!

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Facts & details

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GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Strategy · Auto Battler · Base-Building · Management · Survival · 3D Fighter · Colony Sim · 3D · Cartoony · Dark Comedy · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Italian *
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.garbagethegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Quad Core 2.4ghz base or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 960 gtx mobile, Intel HD Graphic 7950, Radeon r9 280 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 11 GB available space