The first of a planned trilogy, Deponia is a point-and-click adventure game that follows Rufus, an egotistical outcast whose dream of leaving the trash planet of Deponia and reaching the shining world above of Elysium has made him the outcast and resident jerk of his hometown; however, when his latest attempt results in an enigmatic yet beautiful Elysian girl called Goal falling down in Deponia, Rufus sees his chance to make his dream come true, unaware that he's about to dive into an adventure that might not only determine the fate of a world and tie him and Goal's destinies together, but end up changing himself forever.