It definitely tackles the theme, but the gameplay feels like a chore with not much happening. The wasteland is barren but like.. very barren, to the point where you're just staring at the same times scrolling past your screen.
The ending left me wondering "Is that it?", it surprised me a bit.
That said though, I think the task itself to fix the pipe was pretty interesting, but I was expecting something else to happen while doing it or right after doing it.