World & Locations

The points of interest of the open world.

Location / Point of InterestBackroomsThe Backrooms is a special hidden area of the game, playing off the 2019 Backrooms meme. It is a drab, yellow-tinted office-like environment where the screen takes on a lower-resolution, aliased, sharpened filter.Location / Point of InterestBarThe bar is one of the major points of interest along the road: a run-down small bar surrounded by a chain-link fence.Location / Point of InterestBillboardA billboard is a roadside point of interest (and may also appear at other POIs). Various items can be found scattered around it.Location / Point of InterestBus stopThe bus stop is a point of interest you come across on the road, with a couple of items lying around it.Location / Point of InterestCalifornia MotelThe California Motel (branded "Motel Cafe") is a point of interest found next to the road. Two billboards stand around and on top of it.Location / Point of InterestCampsiteThe campsite is a minor point of interest, spotted from a distance by the glow of its fire or the shadow of the large boulder it rests beneath. Food and drinks are usually found around the fire.Location / Point of InterestCemeteryThe cemetery is a minor point of interest made up of dozens of wooden cross grave markers with loot scattered around.Location / Point of InterestChameleon StationThe Chameleon Station is a roadside point of interest. It spawns a bus stop, dumpster, gas pump and phone booth.Location / Point of InterestChameleon Station GarageThe Chameleon Station Garage is a roadside point of interest, similar to the Chameleon Station but without a bus stop; it adds a single-vehicle garage and a parking lot.Location / Point of InterestCow fieldThe cow field (a small cattle ranch or paddock) is a point of interest alongside the road: a fenced field with cows, water troughs, hay bales and other items.Location / Point of InterestCrashed vehicleA crashed vehicle is a point of interest on the road: a vehicle (often flipped over) with car parts scattered around it.Location / Point of InterestDumpThe dump (a landfill) is a point of interest found further off the side of the road — like the water tower and radio tower. It is surrounded on three sides by a chain-link fence and has a barrel fire.Location / Point of InterestFish StationThe Fish Station is a roadside point of interest. It spawns a dumpster, gas pump, ice machine and water tank.Location / Point of InterestGarageThe garage is a major point of interest — a run-down mechanic shop with two large garage doors on the front, opened via a switch beside the doors or from inside.Location / Point of InterestGas StationThe gas station is one of the major points of interest along the road: a run-down convenience store and filling station surrounded by a chain-link fence.Location / Point of InterestHomeHome (the safe house or starter home) is the starting point of the game. It is where the player finds a starter car, plus many containers, car parts and consumables to prepare for travel on the road.Location / Point of InterestMinefieldThe minefield is a major point of interest along the road, containing many landmines surrounding a slot machine and an outhouse in the near-left corner.Location / Point of InterestMotelThe motel is a point of interest found next to the road, with two gas pumps and various items — including vehicle parts, and possibly a vehicle.Location / Point of InterestOuthouseThe outhouse is a roadside point of interest. A few items are scattered around it, and a few more inside once the door is opened.Location / Point of InterestPayphoneThe payphone is a roadside point of interest (it also appears at other POIs). Various items are scattered around it.Location / Point of InterestRadio towerA radio tower is a point of interest that spawns slightly away (~100 m+) from the road. It comes in two community-named variations: "parkour" and "stairs".Location / Point of InterestRampThe ramp is a minor point of interest with some minor items scattered around it.Location / Point of InterestSpeed bumpThe speed bump is a minor roadside point of interest.Location / Point of InterestSwimming poolThe swimming pool is a simple point of interest that spawns minor loot — most notably an abundance of alcohol and the pool inner tube.Location / Point of InterestTelephone boothA telephone booth is a roadside point of interest (it can also appear at other POIs). Items are usually scattered around it and, sometimes, the phone will ring.Location / Point of InterestThe roadThe road is where the majority of the game takes place. It starts in front of the starter home and stretches beyond the horizon to the west, with a couple hundred metres also to the east.Location / Point of InterestUtility poleA utility pole (telephone, power or light pole) provides power and a landline telephone signal via cables to the points of interest along the road.Location / Point of InterestWater towerThe water tower is one of three points of interest that spawn slightly away from the road (with the radio tower and dump). It has a climbable ladder and a platform more than halfway up.