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Cleaning Simulator

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70%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
70% User Score Based on 63 reviews

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About Cleaning Simulator

Cleaning Simulator is a single player casual shooter game. It was developed by Damaged Games and was released on January 28, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Cleaning? Did you say boring? No way! Cleaning Simulator invites you to grab your mop, vacuum cleaner, and sponge for a delightful cleaning adventure. Dirty floors, mountains of dishes, buzzing flies, dusty carpets, and chaotic rooms… They’re all waiting for you. But don’t worry—if you’ve got the right tools in hand, this mess will be sparkling clean in no time. Whether you play just to unwind o…

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 63 reviews
gameplay4 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Relaxing and therapeutic gameplay with satisfying visual feedback as dirt and mess are cleaned up.
  • Good variety of maps and thematic environments, including updates with complex locations like hospitals.
  • Runs smoothly on a wide range of PC setups, with intuitive tool usage and user-friendly features such as automatic cleaning actions and helpful waypoint systems.
  • Game is short with only 10 levels, leading to a brief overall playtime and limited content.
  • Repetitive gameplay loop with some levels focused on tedious fetch or placement tasks rather than cleaning, which disrupts pacing and reduces engagement.
  • Use of AI-generated voices and some technical issues including clunky controls, occasional bugs (e.g., stuck trash), and mediocre graphics that detract from immersion.

  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its satisfying core mechanics of cleaning and organizing, with intuitive controls and a clear sense of visible progress. However, it becomes repetitive over time due to unvaried mechanics and a lack of deeper gameplay expansion, leading to a diminished sense of engagement beyond the initial levels.

    • “The trash collection mechanic is just awesome, the best I have seen in recent games I've played.”
    • “The core gameplay loop revolves around entering cluttered interiors and systematically eliminating dirt, grime, trash, and disorder.”
    • “For players who enjoy repetitive, tactile gameplay loops, these opening levels successfully sell the fantasy of being a professional cleaner tackling neglected spaces.”
    • “The gameplay loop can get quite repetitive after a few hours, as the core mechanics remain identical across all maps.”
    • “While these mechanics add variety on paper, in practice they can feel like busywork, slowing the pace and interrupting the satisfying flow established earlier.”
    • “These criticisms don’t stem from broken mechanics so much as from a sense that the concept wasn’t expanded far enough to support longer-term engagement.”

  • story

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    6% positive mentions, 77% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The story in the game is minimal to nearly nonexistent, with only vague hints of environmental storytelling that fail to form a compelling or coherent narrative. Many users express disappointment at the lack of a meaningful or expanded storyline, finding the story elements either too brief, unclear, or insufficiently integrated into the gameplay. Overall, the game focuses more on simulation mechanics than on delivering a strong story experience.

    • “It is a good game though its story line is way too short for the price.”
    • “Apparently there is a story element to the game, but except for the first level and scoring 3 stars on each level, I have found no evidence of it.”
    • “While there are hints of environmental storytelling or collectible fragments scattered throughout levels, they don’t coalesce into a meaningful storyline or thematic arc.”
    • “With the word simulator in its name, you can already tell the game does not go the extra mile when it comes to storytelling.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed reviews, with some users finding them just okay or not impressive, while others appreciate the clean and functional aesthetic, enhanced lighting effects, and various graphical customization options like ray tracing and resolution settings. Overall, the visual quality is decent but not outstanding.

    • “Visually, Cleaning Simulator adopts a clean, functional aesthetic that prioritizes clarity over artistic flair.”
    • “There are also plenty of graphical tweaks such as ray tracing (on or off), display and resolution options, texture and lighting options, shadow and post processing options.”
    • “Graphics not good, story not good, I was very disappointed to say the least.”
    • “It doesn't have low graphic settings, but medium seems to be running just fine.”
    • “Optional graphical features such as enhanced lighting effects add some visual polish, especially when rooms transition from dull and dirty to bright and orderly.”

  • grinding

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game involves a solid variety of tasks that vary by level, but some activities, like washing with a mop or sponge, can feel unnecessarily tedious due to repetitive maintenance. Overall, grinding is somewhat slow and may require patience or additional tools to endure.

    • “A little grindy, but manageable.”
    • “Thankfully, the actual cleaning process is not tedious.”
    • “You'll need a second life, maybe some macros, and a will to live for grinding.”
    • “Washing with the mop or the sponge can be tedious because you constantly have to clean the tools and refresh the water in the bucket.”
    • “The slow running made this tedious.”

  • humor

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game comes mainly from its quirky physics and amusing AI voices, which provide unintended laughs despite some finicky mechanics. While the gameplay is played straight without exaggerated comedy, the excessive AI mess and odd interactions add a humorous charm, though the drab music and filler levels can detract from the overall experience.

    • “The physics are funny, if not a bit finicky, and I can see some people who take things seriously finding that frustrating but I just giggle.”
    • “It's funny when you walk into a counter and the spoon you're carrying is like 'oh god the counter got me I'm trapped'.”
    • “The amount of AI slob is almost hilarious.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The music is generally relaxing and therapeutic, making the game suitable for background listening alongside music or podcasts. However, some users find it drab and are distracted by AI voice quality and technical issues like stuttering and lag.

    • “Incredibly relaxing and therapeutic; the perfect game to play while listening to music or podcasts in the background.”
    • “But the music is so drab, the AI voices are hilariously bad (I need to clean to mop, WTF?), and some of the levels seem like they're there only to say '10 playable levels!' instead of 4 or 5.”
    • “The music stutters, the game lags... it's so annoying to try and play.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Optimization is generally poor, resulting in subpar performance despite only average graphics quality.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game lacks emotional depth, focusing primarily on mechanical gameplay rather than fostering narrative or emotional engagement.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization is perceived as a soft cash grab, with users feeling the game lacks meaningful updates to justify ongoing spending.

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5-5h Spent by most gamers
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Cleaning Simulator is a casual shooter game. Common tags for Cleaning Simulator include first-person, indie, exploration, life sim, relaxing and others.

Cleaning Simulator is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Cleaning Simulator.

Cleaning Simulator was released on January 28, 2026.

Cleaning Simulator was developed by Damaged Games.

Cleaning Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Cleaning Simulator for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Cleaning Simulator is a single player game.

Similar games include Pool Cleaning Simulator, Emergency Cleanup Co., Cash Cleaner Simulator, Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue, Cozy Cleaner and others.