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Cleaning Simulator
Developer Damaged Games
Cleaning Simulator offers a relaxing and satisfying experience where mess turns into order and dirt into shine. Sweep, scrub, and polish. Every corner transforms under your touch! From the Steam store page
93 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 26, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
43 positive · 19 negative
95% range 57–79%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 43 | 19 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
48 of 68 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 44 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 62 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (100 of 146 positive).
Players find the game relaxing and enjoyable for its cleaning tasks. [1][2][3] Some criticize the use of AI voices and short length. [4][5][6] Others note it scratches an itch similar to Crime Scene Cleaner. [2][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [4]
This game is honestly a disappointment. With only 10 levels, it’s ridiculously short, and the levels themselves feel rushed, lazy, and poorly designed. There’s barely any detail or thought put into them, which makes the whole experience feel bland and forgettable. The lack of upgrades is frustrating, and the later levels, which should be the most exciting are actually the worst. They’re boring, uninspired, and feel …
- [1]
Time to get our clean on and relax while scrubbing, mopping, vacuuming and organizing a wide variety of environments. Gameplay & Settings A new cleaning sim that has us mopping, cleaning, scrubbing and arranging items back to their original spots. We can also pressure wash and collect trash. I know, I know…I make cleaning sound exciting! First off the game has 10 levels with each level unlocking as you progress. …
- [3]
This is a fun game. All you do is clean: wipe down walls, mop floors, vacuum carpets, put things back where they go, pick up trash, wash dishes, etc. There is not rush but you are timed for each chapter to earn 1-3 stars depending on how fast you clean. In some chapters you find missing things, so keep eye out for these. Make sure to read any notes you come across. These can give you clues as to what some of the …
- [12]
The game is VERY short, 10 levels completed in 5 hours. I was expecting a higher class of cleaning sim based off the content shown off in the demo. Some of the levels are filler with moving boxes from A to B and moving items around. It just adds nothing to a cleaning sim. Sure move some furniture back, but not move 40 glasses of wine from a box to a shelf. Why is the last level the shortest? If I was to release …
- [2]
If you enjoy chill relaxing games you might enjoy Cleaning Simulator. There are 10 levels, some chapters introduce new things such as insect spray, a jet wash and a hoover, the addition of more chapters would always be good. During the chapters you can steal things to earn more money so you can buy upgraded items quicker (such as a better sponge, mop and so on) The game reminds me a lot of crime scene cleaner as it …
Summarised from 34 of the 92 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
71% of the 62 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Cleaning Simulator. The complaint that keeps coming up: game is very short with only 10 levels. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 93 · most liked firstThis game is honestly a disappointment. With only 10 levels, it’s ridiculously short, and the levels themselves feel rushed, lazy, and poorly designed. There’s barely any detail or thought put into them, which makes the whole experience feel bland and forgettable. The lack of upgrades is frustrating, and the later levels, which should be the most exciting are actually the worst. They’re boring, uninspired, and feel like the developers just gave up. I’m genuinely glad I only paid £6 for this,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was so looking forward to this game. :( As you can see I didn't get very far in before I gave up. The first issue for me was the obviously AI voices, which were completely unnecessary. I've played many cleaning sims that had no voices at all, so why did the feel the need to include them? If you don't want to pay a voice actor, don't have voices! Plus, now I'm wondering how much of this game they actually made and how much is AI, especially considering that it's such a clear copy of several…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rug Cleaning Simulator Monte de shot. Not disclosed, Dev is using it as a coding buddy / supportive of gen-ai. steamcommunity.com/app/2710530/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to love this game. I played the demo and really enjoyed it. But the full game, it just seems to be missing something. Some of the levels aren't even cleaning, they're things like working in a warehouse moving boxes, and there's times you have to move 70+ items one at a time back and forth. Finished the whole game in just under 4 hours. Also, they used AI voices. It cannot be that hard to find voice actors, surely?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MADE WITH AI!!!! I typically enjoy cleaning/housework sims like House Flipper and Crime Scene Cleaner, but this... NOPE! Even for a cleaning sim, this game is just straight up BORING. The second you get into the first level, you're hit with a lifeless, AI-talking-to-AI cutscene that adds nothing to the game (including how to play). The clunky, unintuitive controls had me wandering around the level trying to figure out what everything does, and when I finally did figure out how to start…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not keen on very obvious AI being used for the voices for a start.. The music stutters, the game lags.. it's so annoying to try and play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, so, I just have to ask... what kind of developer thinks it's a good idea to make the main focal point assets that your players are going to be staring at for their entire gameplay out of genAI? Carpet Cleaning Simulator making the carpet textures with genAI is just... why?
negative · AI labelView post →I finished the entire game in about 3 hours. The game shows decline is substance as you do levels, the first few are good but the rapid decline shows the devs stopped caring about the game very quickly. The last half of the game is clearly half baked, you can see where they wanted to do with it but just didnt and its really disapointing. On top of that they used AI voicing which was off putting and makes me fear it was used for other aspects of the game. If you want to get the game wait for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Time to get our clean on and relax while scrubbing, mopping, vacuuming and organizing a wide variety of environments. Gameplay & Settings A new cleaning sim that has us mopping, cleaning, scrubbing and arranging items back to their original spots. We can also pressure wash and collect trash. I know, I know…I make cleaning sound exciting! First off the game has 10 levels with each level unlocking as you progress. Once played however you can replay a level at any time. You really have to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horrible game made with AI voices. Graphics not good, story not good, I was very disappointed to say the least. I only got halfway through the second house. I waited a while for this game to come out, just to be bored and disappointed, and I love cleaning games! This one just ain't it, I thought it was a waste of time, and I got a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels like it wasn't made by a human. Very Ai. Its okay. I played it all because i cant help myself, completed the whole game in 4 hours. The game its self is fine. Just no .. love in it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carpet Cleaning Simulator daimaGAME. Steam disclosure -y
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re excited to publish Vacuubot: Home Cleaning Simulator! We need players & creators to test the demo and give feedback directly to the devs on Discord. 💬 Dev Discord: discord.gg/AXKZbRsJx #IndieDev #Gaming #IndieGames
neutral · AI labelView post →If you enjoy chill relaxing games you might enjoy Cleaning Simulator. There are 10 levels, some chapters introduce new things such as insect spray, a jet wash and a hoover, the addition of more chapters would always be good. During the chapters you can steal things to earn more money so you can buy upgraded items quicker (such as a better sponge, mop and so on) The game reminds me a lot of crime scene cleaner as it has the same kind of sense ability, sponge and mop mechanics as well as you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We did it! VacuuBot: Home Cleaning Simulator has been announced! Thanks to @wearesecretmode.com for having us as a part of #CozyQuest25 Please wishlist our game and play the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/2993240/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Insane to finally have this live! @jmasseydev.bsky.social and my first game announced with a playable demo! Please wishlist! VacuuBot: Home Cleaning Simulator :) store.steampowered.com/app/2993240/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Play as a robot vacuum in VacuuBot: Home Cleaning Simulator and clean up the floors in various houses! You can unlock a cat to sit on top! store.steampowered.com/app/2993240/...
neutral · AI labelView post →It is a good game though its story line is way to short for the price
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had promise. I played the demo and was hopeful with the release of the full game that some issues would be resolved. Unfortunately, the game is the same as the demo. It is not refined. It is sloppy and low effort. The use of ai is very evident and poorly done. Ui is ugly. It feels like this game was fully ai generated. There aren't any designs or assets that appear to be made by any human with an ounce of creativity. Do not waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really on the fence about this one. Cleaning virtually, is pretty much always satisfying. But the music is soooo drab, the AI voices are hilariously bad (I need to clean TØ mop, wtf?) and some of the level seems like they're there only to be able to say "10 playable levels!" instead of 4 or 5. Edit: Finished. 2,3 hours. ,15 of which was due to a bug in Chapter 10 where you can apparently place items in the house in a random order effectively locking you out from placing some of the items. As…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →↓ Full video link is in the description! ↓ 📌 NEW Satisfying Simulator Game! | Cleaning Simulator - Part 1 🎞️ Watch full video at youtu.be/nY4yQdxTtAk #CleaningSim #SimGame #IndieGame #SponsoredAd #Gameplay #InAwe
neutral · AI labelView post →its ART DAY AGAIN!! and im gunna be working on a comm and a raffle prize but first im gunna play my friend Chelc's game jam game.... WIZARD CLEANING SIMULATOR!! come hang! www.twitch.tv/pocketoon
neutral · AI labelView post →What the fuck is my taste in games because I just saw a game called Pool Cleaning Simulator and went 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →Today I Played: Carpet Cleaning Simulator Would you believe me if I told you this was a time loop game? Saw it through to the end, in a day destined to end the Earth via a giant meteor, you must clean enough carpets to earn enough to buy giant missiles to blow it up! #indiegames s.team/a/4634560
positive · AI labelView post →If you immediately disable the AI voices and tolerate the distinct feel of "unreal engine slop" then it's actually not that bad. Not too janky. Decent maps. Solid variety of tasks to do depending on the level although a few are tedious for no reason. Not a game I would go out of my way to recommend but if you've played everything else and are now scraping the bottom of the barrel for more cleaning games then honestly there's a lot worse you can do than this one. There are (optional) time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would recommend this game if it had more content. I was able to beat it in 3 hours and loved every minute, but I wish there was more. It has potential, just needs more levels. Also, I know every game is trying to integrate AI, but it really just comes off as lazy in this one. Employ real artists and voice actors, or just voice it yourself honestly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm done with the game and I've only played it for 6 hours total. It literally only has 10 levels.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Game Bundle] Living in a Simulation. $10: * Juno: New Origins * Lumberjacks Dynasty * Electrician Simulator * Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator $15: All above, plus: * Farming Simulator 19 * House Flipper * [DLC] House Flipper Luxury DLC * [DLC] House Flipper Garden DLC * Firefighting Simulator - The Squad * Builder Simulator
neutral · AI labelView post →Our model, Ripley, wants you to wishlist VacuuBot: Home Cleaning Simulator! store.steampowered.com/app/2993240/... (Thanks @cassycornish.bsky.social!)
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel like this game is getting some bad reviews and I want to combat that a bit. First off: the game is great, runs fine on Steam deck, and with custom bindings controls are fine but I can't speak for other systems. I haven't noticed any considerable lag, besides some minor lag in my Steam menus, when playing the game. It doesn't have low graphic settings, but medium seem to be running just fine. Secondly: you don't have to buy soap. I almost didn't buy this game because of the soap comment…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Small idea, any game you play/console you play on is a rubber parody Rubberstation 5, Squeaktendo, Poolbox. Squeaky Gear Solid, Pool Cleaning Simulator, Vinyl Heaven (Metal Gear Solid, Powerwash Simulator, Rhythm Heaven)
neutral · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/opal_silverv... Keeping it clean, but only in the game XD Join me for Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
neutral · AI labelView post →Baltoro is that game I play when I'm bored and want to be teased with the possibility of satisfaction before being humiliated over how pathetic I am. I want Fresh Star Cleaning Simulator to have dlc, that game doesn't make me feel bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☐ Excellent ☐ Perfect ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun game. All you do is clean: wipe down walls, mop floors, vacuum carpets, put things back where they go, pick up trash, wash dishes, etc. There is not rush but you are timed for each chapter to earn 1-3 stars depending on how fast you clean. In some chapters you find missing things, so keep eye out for these. Make sure to read any notes you come across. These can give you clues as to what some of the missing items are. Make sure to interact with items throughout the game they help…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Twist: roommate is playing 18 hrs/day of "Extreme Cleaning Simulator."
neutral · AI labelView post →Trying a new game today! 🍃 Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator 🍃 Twitch.tv/sarahpocalypse_
neutral · AI labelView post →while skumbling through the cheapest ps4 things i can find i found the most sign of our times game going: Luxury Car Cleaning Simulator for those with a frankly beautiful form of neurodivergence or (and this is the bit that scares and depresses me) the fantasy of cleaning a rich persons car......
negative · AI labelView post →Games make odd stuff satisfying. 🧼 Carpet Cleaning Simulator 🧼 (by daimaGAME) is magic. Another mostly very chilled, incremental, sim game #oddlysatisfyingvideos #gaming #simulatorgames #indiegaming #steamgames
positive · AI labelView post →The game is good, but I don’t know why I can hold multiple pieces of garbage together at the same time, but when it comes to objects like plates or spoons, I have to hold them one by one and put them back. Not only that, but even with the food in Chapter 5, I had to put everything back one piece at a time. Imagine holding one tomato and putting it back in the fridge, lol. I was like, “Why?”.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not like the demo just seem rushed has loads broken in my eye
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it i wish there was more levels tho so far
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its just a bad cleaning game in my opinion. if i could change to a guy i would like it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i teally like this game very much but please add sound effects to the garbage and dishes! Theres no sound Thank you devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For killing the flies wish there where actual flies & not just the noise they make. It would make it a bit better to play the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would love for you to check out our cozy game! VacuuBot: Home Cleaning Simulator! We have a demo on Steam at the minute! store.steampowered.com/app/2993240/...
neutral · AI labelView post →It knows its audience - I like the references to other simulator games. It's a relatively quick game, though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the discounted price of 3 bucks or so, I really enjoyed the game! Reminded me of Crime Scene Cleaner. Thanks for this experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's scratching the itch Crime Scene Cleanup left behind. My only complaint is the AI voice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We all know the best way to procrastinate cleaning up your house is to play a video game where you do the same thing 😅 So pick up the newly-released Cleaning Simulator, out now on Steam with a 10% intro discount until Feb 11 🧼 #SimulatorGames #HouseCleaning #NewRelease
neutral · AI labelView post →Today I'm listening to: Lonely Rolling Star - T4LBO youtu.be/KF8B-os4Wos?... "You're lonely rolling star~" I found this song through Cleaning Simulator, a game I played a lot with one of my closest friends. That game means a lot to us because we used to mess around a lot in it instead of cleaning.
positive · AI labelView post →Episode 5 of Crime Scene Cleaner is here, and this one’s an absolute bloodbath. 🦩 Time to scrub, mop, and question all my life choices. youtu.be/GDTTRhVuqhk #CrimeSceneCleaner #CleaningSimulator #JobSimulator #VarietyGamer
neutral · AI labelView post →Roblox Cleaning Simulator has like, the foundation of a fun game but the tedious mechanics completely ruin it :( Like, the broom physics are wonky (and moving it is annoying) and you have to backtrack the whole building to refill your water... No thanks.
negative · AI labelView post →Ten games to get to know me Portal 2 Dead Space Cleaning Simulator Bioshock Bioshock Infinite Wildstar Journey Stray Portal Any Lego game
neutral · AI labelView post →It just wasn't what I hoped. I didn't like the fact most the game you had a specific spot for everything but not everything. And if you mis-clicked it didn't set the item perfectly in place and you'd have to figure out which item wasn't set it its spot.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked everything about this game, it's a nice relaxing game for the ones who just wants to chill really.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Carpet Cleaning Simulator is basically a take on PowerWash Simulator. Mentioning the game here because the demo ends in surprising manner that I really hadn't expected. store.steampowered.com/app/4634560/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The physics of this game are amazing. The quality is excellent. Overall, a great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a chill cleaning game, I like the idea. I don't really mind the AI voice. From what I know, there's only 10 levels, which might be a bit short for a full game. Also, the scrubbing with the sponge feels a bit off, and the motion blur that comes with it is making me dizzy, but otherwise, I enjoyed the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love cleaning games and i want to give the game a chanse but i cant really -_-
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