Pilot a tidy-up robot through four chambers, pushing blue and red space junk onto switches to unlock each exit.
Hyperspace Garbage Collection makes you the cleanup crew for a messy corner of space. You control a round robot with a cute face, floating through dark cave chambers. Square chunks of trash spill out of glowing warp holes, and your job is to push the right pieces onto switches so the exit doors open.
Every piece of trash has a color. Blue pieces are matter, and red ones are antimatter. Your robot can switch between the two, and that choice decides what you can touch and what blows up.
The goal
Each room has at least one round switch, joined to a door by a thin wire. Push a piece of trash that matches the switch’s color onto it, and the switch holds it in place and glows. When all the switches wired to a door are glowing, that door opens and you can drift into the next chamber.
There are four chambers in total. Later rooms have two switches, one blue and one red, so you’ll need to change color partway through.
Rules in brief
Steer using W A S D, the arrows, or a finger drag. The robot drifts with real momentum and can only push trash that matches its current color. A colored ring around it shows which mode you’re in. Press Space or tap the button below the game to switch. The color option doesn’t appear until the second room.
Opposite colors don’t mix. When blue and red trash collide, they wipe each other out. If you ram trash of the other color, it explodes, the screen shakes and your robot makes a face. A laser erases trash that shares its color and ignores the rest. Tractor beams carry loose pieces along a fixed route.
Strategy notes
Speed matters, because trash fades away a few seconds after it appears. Meet a new piece close to its warp hole and drive it straight to the switch. If one disappears, another will soon follow.
Tractor beams can do much of the work for you, so tap trash into one and let it ride. Pay attention to laser colors, since a red beam will erase any red piece you push through it. When a stray piece is blocking your path, flip to the other color and smash it on purpose.
Who it suits
This is a relaxed puzzle for players who like physics and a bit of trial and error. With no way to fail, you can experiment freely in every room.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move the robot | W A S D or arrow keys | — | Touch and drag in the direction you want to go |
| Switch between matter and antimatter | Space | Click the button below the game | Tap the button below the game |
| Start the game | — | Click start | Tap start |
| Change graphics settings | — | Click the gear in the corner | Tap the gear in the corner |
Hyperspace Garbage Collection FAQ
Can I play Hyperspace Garbage Collection on a phone or Chromebook?
Yes. It was designed with touch in mind, so steering is a finger drag and color swaps are a tap on the button under the game. On a Chromebook, use W A S D or the arrow keys and press Space to switch.
Can I lose or run out of lives?
No. Nothing in the game can end your run. Lasers go harmlessly through the robot, and bumping trash of the other color only destroys that trash. You can keep trying a room until you get it right.
How many levels are there?
There are four chambers. The first teaches you to move, and later rooms add a second switch so you need both colors. Opening the final door brings up a short ending screen.
The game runs slowly. What can I do?
Open the gear menu in the corner. It has five toggles that let you switch off visual extras like glow, explosions, the trail, gradients and the backdrop, which helps on older computers and phones.
