WASTE RUNNER: CRITICAL WASTE
What starts with harmless trash—black bags, plastic bottles, cardboard, and urban debris—quickly escalates into high-risk materials. As you progress through the levels, you'll encounter toxic chemicals and radioactive waste that slowly drain your energy and threaten your survival if you carry them for too long. Every decision matters: push your limits to collect more or rush to the nearest bin before your load becomes deadly.
Managing your battery is equally crucial. Charging stations are scattered throughout the city, forcing you to plan efficient routes, balancing speed, capacity, and risk. The heavier your load, the slower you'll move, turning every trip into a tense race against time.
CORE GAMEPLAY
Drive a waste-collection robot through dense urban levels
Collect, transport, and unload garbage into designated disposal zones
Manage limited cargo capacity using a trailer system
Avoid hazards such as restricted areas, environmental barriers, and moving obstacles
Complete objectives under time pressure
Optimize routes to improve efficiency and performance
FEATURES OF THIS VERSION OF THE GAME
Playable demo content with 1 handcrafted level
Top-down/isometric camera for clear tactical navigation
Physics-based trailer and cargo system that affects movement
Environmental challenges that require positioning and timing
Score and performance evaluation based on efficiency
Stylized industrial world with a dystopian, polluted theme
Keyboard and controller support
WHAT YOU GET IN THE CURRENT VERSION
Level 1 Suburb Streets: A quiet neighbourhood collects only papers, boxes, plastic bags, and bottles. Uses the basic mechanic (Collect/Unload) and can recharge batteries in a specific pod. The objective is to learn the basics of the game. Bobo the bot needs to deal with some protesters and Johny Duster, who keep messing around.
THEME AND SETTING
The game takes place in a near-future city overwhelmed by pollution and abandoned infrastructure. Robots have replaced humans in dangerous cleanup operations, and you are one of the last active units still keeping the system running.
