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Dumpster Gang systems
Four systems have been described publicly. None of them has been explained in the sense a guide would need, so each page separates the two: what was said, and the 17 specific things that were not.
- The ExterminatorShown in the trailerThe Exterminator is the game's antagonist: a pest-control worker who hunts your gang while you are stealing, and who can capture raccoons. He is the pressure that turns a looting sandbox into something you have to escape from.5 unanswered
- Hats and abilitiesShown in the trailerHats are the customisation layer with a mechanical hook: each one carries its own ability rather than being cosmetic only. They are unlocked at the hideout between missions.4 unanswered
- The hideoutShown in the trailerThe hideout is the hub you return to after a mission. It is where the junk you stole becomes decoration: you decorate the place with what you hauled home, and customise your raccoon there.5 unanswered
- Movement and traversalShown in the trailerRaccoon movement is the core verb. You sprint, climb walls, crawl through vents and get into places a person could not, and you can pick up, throw, steal or smash most of what you find.3 unanswered
Described, shown, explained — three different things
It is worth separating them, because for this game they rarely line up. A system can be written about in the store description, appear on screen in the trailer, and still have no published rules. Most of what follows is in exactly that state.
Three of the four systems here appear in the footage. The Exterminator does not — he is the antagonist the whole game is built around, and the reveal trailer never puts him on screen. That gap is the single largest unknown about how this game actually plays.
The footage also turned up something no official text mentions at all: a corkboard in the hideout, pinned with photographs and notes joined by red string, with a picture of a bearded man in orange near the middle. Boards like that usually mean target selection or case progress. Nobody has said what this one does.
Where to go next
- How it all fits togetherThe loop these four systems make when you put them in order.
- What to know before launchThe honest version: what is worth preparing and what cannot be.
- The trailerNearly everything on this page traces back to it.
- Where you can play itConfirmed on two PC storefronts. Consoles unannounced.