Endless Wastes

Garbage Island

Endless Wastes

Downtown Olathe

The Endless Wastes are a large swath of arid desert located in the supposed "geographical center of Olathe". In-game, the area is accessible to Alex Churchland and Joel Miller after killing Roland Von Buckingham and escaping Garbage Island with Georgy Hernandez on his boat.

Sublocations

Dry Rock

Dry Rock is the name of the shores of the Endless Wastes that Alex, Joel, and Georgy dock on. As the trio moves east towards House Dust, Alex will share a dialogue with Clarence Kripke that will end with the latter making way towards Garbage Island. Georgy will also leave Alex's party shortly after this exchange.

Degenerate Little Garden

The Degenerate Little Garden is the exterior of the House Dust inn. Numerous characters are present, as well as a crate of Infinity Jerseys, several bottles, a water pump, and the body of a jerseyhead named Bobby.

House Dust

House Dust is a small inn located on the shores of the Endless Wastes closest to Garbage Island. Numerous individuals inhabit the inn and the surrounding area, including but not limited to Barkeep Mysteriozo, the inn's sole proprietor; Slim Hartmann, a Joy dealer who absconds after a mutation occurs; and Chaz, the victim of the aforementioned mutation.

Upon entering House Dust, Georgy will be seen leaving the Joy Room. If the player has unequipped Georgy's Rusty Trowel or Imitation Gold Watch prior to leaving Alex's party, he will angrily take back the items before exiting the inn. If the player has the Impeccable Gold Brolex, Georgy will discreetly swap it for the Imitation Watch, regardless of whether it was equipped or not.

Resting Room

The Resting Room is the room where Alex and Joel are allowed to rest, renting the room from Mysteriozo for the price of five Magazines. If the player claims to be unable to afford the renting cost, Geen Jean will persuade the barkeep to lower his price to just one magazine.

Before resting, the duo will chat briefly about Joel's past, including his acquisition of The Bolt Action Pistol. Resting will cause Chaz to mutate, awakening Alex and Joel with a scream -- this event will result in either the death or the escape of nearly all House Dust residents, including residents not present inside the building. Every Infinity Jersey, including the one of the deceased jerseyhead, has been taken once the inn is abandoned. It is implied that certain residents escape to Garbage Island on with Clarence on his raft, carrying the jerseys with them.

Joy Room

The only notable feature of the Joy Room is the lone Joy dealer Slim Hartmann, who will give the player a single pill of Joy and then act as a temporary Joy vendor until the player rests. The player has the option to sell the Joy to either Chaz or to Barkeep Mysteriozo.

Day of the World

The Day of the World is the segment of the Endless Wastes spanning from the Degenerate Little Garden up to the area with a large billboard displaying a very large middle-finger gesture. A small village can be found in the desert, whose inhabitants have fallen victim to the Infinity Franchise long before Alex's arrival.

As a small easter egg, Hugo Leopardi can be seen atop the cliffs at the beginning of the desert, eyeing Alex while next to an oblivious Petre Grams. After the player travels far enough a scream is heard in the distance. If the player returns to these cliffs, both Hugo and Petre Grams will have disappeared -- a splatter of blood all that remains of the latter.

Dead Village House

One of the two homes of the abandoned village that the player encounters in the Day of the World, the Dead Village House is mostly barren save for a stack of Magazines.

House of Two

A second home can be found in the Day of the World known as the House of Two, named for the skeletons of a set of conjoined twins -- one with a spear lodged in its sternum, and the other -- presumably the murderer -- wearing an Infinity Jersey. Next to the skeletons is the Manual II.

Dark Day of the World

Not to be confused with the Day of the World, the Dark Day of the World is the the area of desert where the sun's rays are strongest. As Alex progresses through the desert, Alex will gradually receive more damage over time, which only increases in value until the tunnels to Downtown Olathe are entered. Large piles of sand towards the end of the desert will also slow Alex's movement, but regardless of the mounting environmental hazards, the player should not be concerned of receiving a game over.

Dark Day of the Soul

The last portion of the Endless Wastes before Downtown Olathe is the Dark Day of the Soul, a small cave systems whose visuals appear bright yellow to Alex, whose mind's sanity has been gripped and twisted by heat stroke. A triad of mountain peaks can be visible in the parallax resembling a drawing by Augustus Estrada. A campfire is available in the area to rest at. Twisty is also encountered for the first time in this cave, and the player is given the choice to offer Mystery Jerky to the Joy mutant -- if so, Twisty will allow the player to take a Baby Crow from its jaw at a later point in the game without a fight.

Trivia

• The Endless Wastes are based off of the Judaic notion of going into the desert -- wandering away from comfortable living in search of greater meaning.
• The visuals of the Endless Wastes serve as an homage to the game Slowdive by 1gga.