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End of Garbage

A darkened sky. A blazing fire. A wretched tombstone. And you, here at the end of everything. End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game exploring the dark surreality of endings.

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Developer
Joshua Rosen
Publisher
Rakelock LLC
Release
March 13, 2026
142 days ago
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About the Game

You are the Machinist, sent to guide the inhabitants of this surreal landscape to their inevitable conclusion. Will you succeed in your task? Do you want to?

A Divine Fatality on the Winds

End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game with narrative elements that can be completed in approximately one hour.

  • Interact with a handful of ponderous characters.

  • Sign documents, identify bodies, and study the stars in a series of deduction and logic-based puzzles.

  • Contemplate what it means to reach the end.

Someone Must Decide. Out of the Chaos, It Is You.

Photosensitive seizure warning - This game contains bright flashes of light at several points.

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