Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

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  • Summary: Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. Play as the Janitor, an Alaensee girlbeast with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran's Rock far behind her.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 6, 2017
    85
    A 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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  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Oct 27, 2016
    80
    It’s a strange, retro-styled beauty that needs to be played to be experienced.
  3. DarkStation
    Nov 2, 2016
    80
    I 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.
  4. Kill Screen
    Sep 29, 2016
    78
    By 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.
  5. Digital Chumps
    Oct 6, 2016
    78
    Diaries 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.
  6. Games Master UK
    Dec 4, 2016
    52
    One for virtual tourists only. [Dec 2016, p.83]
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  7. Games.cz
    Oct 13, 2016
    50
    Repetitive 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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 27 out of 34
  1. updoots23
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    It's a game that allows you to collect portraits of idol singers, automatically putting it among the all-time greats.
  2. Dusk18
    Mar 4, 2017
    9
    This game is beautiful. If you're looking for an experience where you can just jump into a creative world and live in it - this is it. TheThis game is beautiful. If you're looking for an experience where you can just jump into a creative world and live in it - this is it. The city is odd and dense, the inhabitants create a sense of business, and the skull floating your shoulder becomes a constant reminder that it takes effort to escape the ordinary.

    There are very little graphical "bugs", screen bending is a condition that requires curing, and the flickering on posters is a part of the game's atmosphere. The stalls are expensive because they're catered not to you - an ordinary janitor - but to the great and brave adventurers who you would one day hope to be.

    Your first step to adventure begins in the city's sewers, part of a large interconnected network of ancient dungeons, where you find your skull friend. After that, the game becomes a cure to rid yourself of the skull - while also managing the daily necessities of work and life.

    Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is by no means for everyone. For some, it's a nice place to escape to. Some enjoy the experience. Others find meaning in the strange gender-bending, trash-hording, sewer-crawling aspects of the game. For me, it's something new, and it's brave in what it does. You can get lost in this game. Whether you try to rid of the skull that haunts you, or simply life your life in hopes of making a more decent living, is all up to you. It's a bit analogous to reality in that way. Whenever I find myself playing this game, I can't help but feel a bit inspired.    … Expand
  4. MarcioCavalcant
    Oct 6, 2020
    1
    What is up with all the obviously fake 10 rating for this game? Metacritic should do something about those fake accounts that massively votedWhat is up with all the obviously fake 10 rating for this game? Metacritic should do something about those fake accounts that massively voted this a "10/10 perfect game". This game is pretty bad to be honest; it's a game that wants to tell a history in the most dull and edgy way possible.… Expand
  5. Ailaren_Arctus
    Jun 30, 2021
    0
    To what extent does the administration need to go down to start deleting your ratings of comments?
  6. Flaks
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    I enter in this game, and my eyes flowed from these graphics. Perhaps the gameplay and the plot are good but the graphics are horrible
  7. Wam_pan
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
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    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom- better.
    ugly boring ugly boring ugly boring ugly boring ugly boring ugly boring
  8. Me1j1n
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    Эта игра вышла в 2016, буквально полгода назад ее не было даже в топ 200 (я лично тогда просматривал список в поисках какой-нибудь годноты), иЭта игра вышла в 2016, буквально полгода назад ее не было даже в топ 200 (я лично тогда просматривал список в поисках какой-нибудь годноты), и тут внезапно по каким-то причинам она взлетает в топ 1 игр на пк за все время. Нужно быть абсолютно глупым, чтобы не понять тот факт, что оценка фейковая и накручена ботами, ибо большинство обзоров от пользователей отрицательные, а немногие положительные как будто тоже написаны ботами. Серьезно, там челы ставят 10 за то, что в этой инди поделке, слепленной на коленке, можно, цитирую: "сжигать мусор и болтать с местными" и "собирать портреты знаменитых певцов". И да, по счастливой случайности, у всех этих аккаунтов, написавших положительные отзывы, в профиле только один этот отзыв и одна оценка. А теперь вопрос на миллион, куда смотрят господа модераторы и администрация сайта? =_=

    upd: начало 2022, игра все еще в топ 1, имея почти 3000 оценок, и всего 36 комментариев (большинство из которых резко отрицательные, к слову в стиме на данный момент имеет 77% положительных отзывов из 503), по прежнему хз куда смотрит администрация    … Expand

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