Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

There's something special about this game that makes me smile even now, eight years after playing it for the first time. Your life is hard in this game, not just because you're perpetually broke and hungry. The city layout is horribly confusing, you have to watch out for cops, and it seems like everyone else in this spaceport has some grand and exciting quest that you'll never get to participate in. But it's worth it to learn the patterns of life here: pray to whatever goddesses you find, leave offerings when you can, eat at only the cheapest places. On the bad days, your diary is there for you at the end of the day to vent. On the good days, you can find treasure in the trash. Give it a try. There's something special in this game that I haven't found since.

Weird fun mysterious game!!!

Audio is horribly loud! I have a headphone amp and turned it to low gain and set the in game audio settings to as low as possible. It was still loud!

Is this a fun game? I would say it’s a 5/10 in terms of fun. Is it entertaining? I believe it’s very entertaining. Is it a bit glitchy and annoying? 100%, I didn’t even get into that here. Is it a bit on the nose with social commentary? Absolutely, though this isn’t a bad thing. This game’s strongest aspect is that it can be interpreted in so many ways. You can examine how it views religion, sexuality, class warfare, race, or anything else you can imagine. Diaries of Space Janitor is a canvas upon which you can place so many ideas and theories. It’s cryptic and confusing, which invites a bounty of interpretations. I think this is where the fun of the game lies; you can see whatever you want to see in that maze of a spaceport. I wrote a full review on my substack if your interested: https://substack.com/home/post/p-189620286

This silly little game lives rent free in my head. Mostly because it kinda mirrors my real life. I hate it for that. but also love it for it. Very true to life for someone living paycheck to paycheck.

有卡 有成就 没中文 《太空港清洁工日记（Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor）》 收垃圾啦…… 《太空港清洁工日记》是一款 “反冒险” 游戏，讲述在异星集市捡垃圾的故事。你将扮演一名清洁工 —— 一个名叫阿拉恩西（Alaensee）的 “女兽”，拿着市政补贴做着垃圾焚烧的工作，心里却盼着能远远离开扎布兰岩（Xabran's Rock）这颗星球。 探索太空港 在迷宫般的小巷、后街、广场和桥梁间穿梭，搜寻可焚烧的废弃物品。你可以从多个入口钻进神秘的地下污水地牢，或是爬上造型诡异对称的金字塔，俯瞰这方城市景致！只要留意地标、记好路线，大概…… 就不会迷路吧。 拥抱日常 每天的生活就是捡垃圾、找吃的，去散布各处的 “彩票神龛” 碰碰运气。这些日常琐事构成了清洁工生活的支柱，在这个充满未知的世界里，带来规律的安稳与单调的安全感！千万别偏离日常。祈祷、工作、吃饭、睡觉。千万别偏离日常。 承受诅咒 要是把你的 “嗅囊” 伸到不该去的地方，说不定就会招惹上古老的颅骨精怪，从此醒着的每一刻都被它缠上！去问问当地的 “死灵婆（Necresses）”，向九位女神祈祷，买些仪式用品，或是摸摸那把巨剑，试试能不能转转运！或许这样，那些低语声就会停了吧！ 踏上反冒险之旅 在卑微枯燥的生活与充斥着刺激任务、强大英雄的文化之间找到平衡，说不定你终将找到离开扎布兰岩的方法！ 内容提示（轻微）：涉及性别焦虑、街头骚扰、贫困、毒品使用。

To be honest, at first I hated this game. But then the spaceport grew on me and gave me a sense of routine when I had none. I would recommend to those who love the rhythm of sameness and need structure in their lives.

This game is clever and beautiful.

There isn't much to say for the gameplay. It's unclear, convoluted & tedious, yet it makes perfect sense in the context of what you are in the game. However, the music & atmosphere, along with the assistance of copious amounts of drugs, makes for a really fun experience.