- Publisher: tinyBuild
- Release Date: Sep 16, 2016
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CD-ActionMar 6, 2017A huge, lively space bazaar is overwhelming at first, but you tame it little by little and get into a bitter-sweet routine. It’s a lesson in accepting permanent destitution, limiting your ambitions, and enjoying small things. If you’re after a breathtaking story, you’ll be disappointed – as opposed to those who take pleasure in constant exploration and have a knack for trading. [03/2017, p.68]
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Nov 2, 2016I fell in love with my little blue poor janitor in her small alien world. I don’t know if the game started its life as something of a jest against usual gaming trends but it has turned into a poignant metaphor of today’s world, like how it feels to be struggling, different or alien to your surroundings. I must warn you though, this game is not for everyone and certainly not for those who only seek their thrills from the latest big-budget extravaganza. Or is it? Maybe a modest but honest game like Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor can help to see these strange new worlds beyond AAA-games.
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Oct 27, 2016It’s a strange, retro-styled beauty that needs to be played to be experienced.
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Oct 6, 2016Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is a hallucinogenic merry-go-round of oddities operating at dangerous speeds. Some passengers will be bored to tears at its perceived mundanity while others will find themselves charmed by its stylish construction and otherworldly performance. A select few may be eaten by the ride. In any case, riders will find their expectations carefully challenged.
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Sep 29, 2016By bridging the gap between our daily struggles and the daydreams that surround them, it suggests that the one space we truly own is our imagination. There is a certain beauty hidden in that sentiment; that it is the fantastic, the surreal, the strange, that might liberate us.
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Games Master UKDec 4, 2016One for virtual tourists only. [Dec 2016, p.83]
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Oct 13, 2016Repetitive routine of a space cleaner that tries to be interesting with its focus on continuous stereotype. Initial enthusiasm quickly fades, leaving only mindless attempt at social commentary.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2,964 out of 3368
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Mixed: 23 out of 3368
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Negative: 381 out of 3368
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Aug 28, 2020Why is this game top 1 by user score at metacritic PC games top of all time???
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Jun 26, 2020It's a game that allows you to collect portraits of idol singers, automatically putting it among the all-time greats.
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Jun 25, 2020