Garbage Day
Early access since Jan 2016
Garbage Day is an open world sandbox game, in which you are stuck in a time loop (meaning you live the same day over and over). In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop. You are open to do anything you want, kill innocent people, go to work, watch tv, go to the park, etc.
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
Low confidence
Content Planned
Development Uncertain
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Garbage Day entered Steam Early Access on January 18, 2016 as an open-world sandbox game with a time-loop premise. From the start, the developer stated that the full story mode was being withheld from Early Access to preserve the narrative experience, with sandbox content and bug fixes planned in the interim.
Development was uneven. The developer disclosed in April 2017 that they had experienced a creative block and burnout, but confirmed they had resumed active work. Through mid-2017, several progress reports showed genuine development activity — character model redesigns, environment reworks, optimization work, and progress on a VR version. The most recent post, dated December 22, 2017, announced an upcoming playable version targeting early 2018 and described a new update methodology.
That early 2018 update never arrived, and the developer has posted nothing since December 22, 2017. The game remains in Early Access more than eight years after its original launch, with the promised content — including the story mode and the early 2018 update — never delivered. There is no indication from the developer as to whether development is continuing, paused, or abandoned.
Evidence
Developer announced a new playable version coming in early 2018, describing a new update approach and integrated feedback system. This is the last official communication from the developer.
Developer stated the story mode is being withheld from Early Access to preserve the narrative experience, with plans to release it when complete alongside continued sandbox updates.
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Developer
Publisher
Svajūnas Žemaitis
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Garbage Day is an open world sandbox game, in which you are stuck in a time loop (meaning you live the same day over and over).
In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop. You are open to do anything you want, kill innocent people, go to work, watch tv, go to the park, etc.
There is no surprise that this game is inspired by the movie Groundhog Day.
The game takes place in a regular suburban town, powered by a nuclear plant, but after an accident in the power plant you get stuck in a temporal loop.
Your main goal is to find a way to break the time loop by exploring the world and to find out the secret behind all of this. If you die, you just wake up in your bed and the day starts again, so the world is your oyster.
When you wake up you still know the information from the previous day and this influences the dialogue choices. Be a ruthless killer or become the friendliest neighbor to have ever walked the earth. Nothing matters when you're stuck in the same day for eternity... But maybe there's a way out.
In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop. You are open to do anything you want, kill innocent people, go to work, watch tv, go to the park, etc.
There is no surprise that this game is inspired by the movie Groundhog Day.
The game takes place in a regular suburban town, powered by a nuclear plant, but after an accident in the power plant you get stuck in a temporal loop.
Your main goal is to find a way to break the time loop by exploring the world and to find out the secret behind all of this. If you die, you just wake up in your bed and the day starts again, so the world is your oyster.
When you wake up you still know the information from the previous day and this influences the dialogue choices. Be a ruthless killer or become the friendliest neighbor to have ever walked the earth. Nothing matters when you're stuck in the same day for eternity... But maybe there's a way out.
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Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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