WASTE
ShooterActionStrategySimulation

WASTE

by Rivers of Ink · Released October 6, 2026
⚡ Quest 3S · Quest 3 · Quest Pro
ComfortComfortable for some
ModesSingle User
Play areaStanding
Size232 MB
In-app purchasesNone
LanguagesEnglish

About this game

DEMO RELEASE

WASTE is a blend of "Operation Blockade", uncomfortable thoughts, confusion and existential dread.

Make your own gun, shoot the planes down and most importantly: absolutely don’t think about anything else.

It doesn’t matter if you understand what is going on ~~inside~~ around you after all.

DISCLAIMER

Do you feel like the game is hard, unfair or too vague and you just don’t know what you are supposed to do?

Good.

Remember - it’s your choice. You can always just keep your brain turned off and scroll the feed instead. Who cares?

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A few words that most will skip

It took me 360 days to make this demo.

I worked alone, mostly offline. I did not want to use ready assets and I have serious, visceral reaction to anything AI, so I made everything myself.

That means:

  • I drew every picture and texture
  • I wrote every shader
  • I wrote every line of code
  • I wrote every line of text
  • I designed and recorded every sound
  • I played, composed and recorded every note
  • I modeled and animated every 3D asset
  • I designed and drew each font, letter by letter

and did absolutely everything else with my own hands.

And it was significantly more draining than I anticipated, but here is the fruit, for better or for worse.

Details

Developer
Publisher
Release date
October 6, 2026
Genre
Shooter, Action, Strategy, Simulation
Category
GAMES
Modes
Single User
Play area
Standing
Comfort
Comfortable for some
Age rating
Mature 17+
Headsets
Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro
Controllers
Hands, Controllers
Hand tracking
✓ Supported
Languages
English
Internet
Not required
Ratings
–
Download size
232 MB
Version
1.1
In-app purchases
No
In-app ads
No
Content
Violence, Blood, Strong Language

Frequently asked questions

WASTE is completely free on the Meta Horizon Store: download it to your headset and play, no purchase needed.

WASTE officially supports: Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro. Headset support is set by the developer, as listed on the official store.

WASTE is a single-player experience (single user).

WASTE is rated Comfortable by the official store: minimal artificial movement, a great pick for VR newcomers.

WASTE is rated Mature 17+ on the official Meta store. Age ratings matter especially for online multiplayer titles, where voice chat is open.

WASTE was released on October 6, 2026, published by Rivers of Ink.