Deponia
Science fiction
Comedy
Point-and-click
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Deponia is a fast-paced comedy of errors and one of the most unusual love stories in gaming history. The twist-filled story takes its off-beat characters all over trash planet Deponia, a unique game world in the style of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening. From Kuvaq, an improvised village built inside a giant trash heap, to the swimming black market and the dark corners of the elevated planetary railways: The new adventure game from the makers of The Whispered World, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout and A New Beginning is brought to life with detailed hand-painted backgrounds in widescreen format and top-quality cartoon animation.
7 Aug, 2012
17 Jun, 2026
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Deponia is a fast-paced comedy of errors and one of the most unusual love stories in gaming history. The twist-filled story takes its off-beat characters all over trash planet Deponia, a unique game world in the style of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening. From Kuvaq, an improvised village built inside a giant trash heap, to the swimming black market and the dark corners of the elevated planetary railways: The new adventure game from the makers of The Whispered World, Edna & Harvey...
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Rufus is not a pleasant guy. Ill-tempered and entirely too convinced of his own greatness, he lives at the edge of a small settlement somewhere in the most remote sector of the garbage-covered planet Deponia. He dreams of a better life in the floating cities of wealth and beauty high above the planet surface. When the angelic Goal falls from these privileged spheres down into a neighboring trash heap, Rufus sees his chance. He decides to bring the unconscious beauty back to her home. Only a vagu...
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Release Date:
7 Aug, 2012
Modes:
Single player
Themes:
Science fiction, Comedy
Genres:
Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Player Perspectives:
Side view
IGDB Website:
IGDB Rating
3.8
User Rating
199
User Rating Count
76%
Rating %
Critics Rating
3.8
Critics Rating
201
Critics Rating Count
76%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
Daedalic Entertainment
Supporting Developers
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Publishers
Daedalic Entertainment
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