(BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner (2025)

- Developer
- LIAR MANNEQUIN
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 106 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 17 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, first-person horror experience told through found-footage VHS tapes, placing you in the shoes of a survivor recounting a supernatural encounter.
psychological horroratmosphericfirst-personnarrative-drivenfree to playepisodicvhs aesthetic
What players say
Players describe a free, 10-to-15-minute horror game with a VHS filter. They mention two possible endings, a cat, and a twist involving a flamingo. Some find it not very scary, while others enjoy the unexpected ending.
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