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WASTED

A surreal group of generic ATMs acts like bumper cars in an arena, roaming around set on a desolate square quay in an infinite ocean. As a first-person player, you ram into other bot ATMs before they hit you. This is an indie art video game by Studio Alona Rodeh, Berlin, Germany.

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February 17, 2025
1 year and 166 days ago
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About the Game

Games for dummies: A bunch of anonymous ATMs act like bumper cars in an arena, roaming around set on a desolate square quay surrounded by an infinite ocean. As a first-person player, you ram into other bot ATMs before they hit you to earn cash. Spoiler: you always lose. Designed for PC, using keyboard or Xbox controller. Play @Kunstmuseumgelsenkirchen or download for free to play at home!

This is an indie art video game by Studio Alona Rodeh, Berlin, Germany. It was produced for Interzone, a solo show at Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen (2024-2025) with the support of Stiftung Kunstfonds_SoloProjekt, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, and Artis.

WASTED can be played with an X-Box controller (preferred) or keyboard.

X-Box Controls:

Up/Down = Accelerate

Left/Right = Steer Left/Right

Menu Button = Pause/Restart

Keyboard Controls:

Up/Down = Accelerate

Left/Right = Steer Left/Right

Esc = Pause/Restart

Z = Left Trigger

Space = Right Trigger