The Night Cleaner (2026)

Developer: Yamoto
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 122 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, unease-filled night shift cleaning an empty office where something subtle and wrong lurks just out of sight.

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What players say

Players enjoy the creepy atmosphere and jump scares, but find the cleaning tedious and the final chase frustrating. The game is short, around 1-2 hours, and has two endings, though many say the story leaves too much unexplained.

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