Back in 2013, you might have heard about James Howells, the unfortunate man whose hard drive with 7,500 bitcoin on it was subsequently lost in the trash, resulting in a lost fortune of around $500 million. Since then, he has been scouring the landfill and even petitioning court to try and recover it, but to no avail. However, his story has inspired a game.
One Man’s Trashby Jony Pazu Games is a “dig-‘em-up” where you excavate through a nearly endless landfill, uncovering various items to sell on Junkazon (thanks,PC Gamer). However, the main objective of the game is to find your lost hard drive, which has PitCoin worth millions on it. Not very subtle, if you ask me.
Into The Trash-Verse
The game has no qualms in mentioning that it’s inspired by a true story, but the game mechanics are anything but faithful to its source material. Instead of manual digging and getting the law involved, One Man’s Trash will arm you with a trash vacuum that will allow you to suck up all the garbage and make your way through the seemingly infinite pile.
While on the hunt for your hard drive, you’ll uncover other treasures which you may keep as trophies or sell online to buy upgrades. However, the deeper you go, the weirder things become. You’ll start uncovering mythical items like a slightly used Holy Grail, along with passages and other secrets below the heaps of garbage. Based on the game’s description, finding the hard drive is just the start of things.
The game launched on July 23, and has since garnered a Very Positive review on Steam, with 94 reviews. It also looks like it takes a lot fromPowerWash Simulator, especially for those of you who love cleaning up every last spec of dirt. If you’re a fan of repetitive gameplay loops and uncovering weird mysteries (and hoarding), you might want to check out One Man’s Trash.
