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Can of Ethics

Hashim Goodsir · Published by Hashim Goodsir

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

What begins as routine work in the Orbital Ethics Department soon becomes something far stranger. Scan and classify cans, explore a mysterious facility and make ethical decisions in this first-person narrative mystery.

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In Can of Ethics, scan and classify cans as you navigate the Orbital Ethics Department's corridors, uncovering mysteries through your choices.

About this game

Can of Ethics

Your role is to inspect, scan and classify cans as they move through the department's processing system. Every can must be examined, every decision recorded and every procedure followed.

At first, the work appears straightforward. But as the department begins to behave in unexpected ways, routine tasks give way to increasingly strange situations. Familiar rules become unreliable, and every choice raises new questions about ethics, responsibility and trust.

Inspired by the dry corporate satire of The Stanley Parable and the moral ambiguity of Papers, Please, Can of Ethics is a first-person narrative experience that blends psychological mystery, exploration and light puzzle solving. Explore the department, uncover hidden secrets and discover a world where the ordinary slowly becomes unsettling.

Features

  • Scan and classify cans using the department's processing system.

  • Explore a mysterious facility filled with optional secrets and environmental puzzles.

  • Make ethical decisions that influence how your experience unfolds.

  • Listen to a fully voiced corporate narrator whose guidance may not always be reliable.

  • Discover hidden details, optional paths and unexpected moments throughout the department.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600
  • DirectX: Version 12

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 64-bit
  • Processor: 8-core Intel or AMD, 3.0 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or higher
  • DirectX: Version 12

Supported Languages

English*
*languages with full audio support

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