Serial Cleaner

My playtime: 6.8h (based on Steam, 100% achievement)
Grindy Achievement(s): No.
Optional Achievement(s): Yes (~26 achievements).
Difficult Achievement(s): No.
Intro
Have you ever wondered who is gonna clean up the scene whenever there's a killing? Serial Cleaner goes on a scene with you playing as the cleaner, cleaning the mess and collecting any evidence left behind to prevent the killer from being caught. As you might have noticed already, you need to escape the authorities patrolling the area, turning it into a stealth game with some blood cleaning in mind. More on the review.
Pros:
- 20+10 levels
- Maps are slightly different every time you restart the level
- Challenge mode for people who want some challenge
Cons:
- It's hard to clean 100% blood pools in some levels
- Unnecessary use of IP tracking for day and night system
Should you buy this game?
Yes.
If you like a stealth game, buy this game. The full price might be a bit expensive for the playtime it offers so you might want to buy it at a sale.
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In-Depth Review
Graphics
The game uses a simplistic art style with bright colors. It gives a unique look to the game, especially with characters that look like a less detailed 3D model walking on a 2D plane. The level selection also looks great with the unique, stylish typography for each level title and image presentation of the victim.
Story
Cutscenes are usually provided before and after each level starts. Some optional actions such as reading a newspaper, listening to a radio, and talking to your mom are also available if you want to get more depth of what's happening in the game. Everything doesn't seem to make sense at first until the game gives a hint that everything is connected, which I couldn't seem to figure out by myself. This might be because the game doesn't make its levels memorable - you just have to clear the levels without paying attention to anything else. It's all changed in the last few levels with the game connecting each level to a story.
The Game
Gameplay
As a stealth game, your job is to clean blood pools, collect evidence, and dispose of all bodies that you see on the scene without getting caught. The game will restart the level after you are caught, slightly changing the locations of everything. This forces you to carefully look at the map each time, making sure that you see everything properly before taking some action.
You won't have to restart the level after the enemy sees you - you'll still have time to run away, either by hiding in a certain spot or outrun the enemy. While this might seem to be ridiculous, especially since the enemy is dumb enough to not notice you hiding in front of you, it makes the game manageable somehow. Levels will be harder as you progress the game and more variation of enemies, including the one that can "catch" you as soon as they see you, will also be introduced.
Challenge Mode
For those who are looking for some challenge, the game also offers a Challenge mode, a mode where you can play a level with a handicap. A lot of challenges are available for you to pick, including the option to play the game without displaying the enemy's visual cones or restarting the level as soon as you are seen. There's also a hardcore mode that can be enabled in the options although I couldn't seem to find any difference when I tried it in one of the levels.
Day and Night System
Much to my surprise, the game alerts you that they will read your IP address right after you start the game. Although there is no option to decline at first, you can disable it in the options right away. I found out that the game uses it for implementing a day and night system, which will slightly change some of the mechanics based on your actual time. I'm still not sure why the dev decides to implement it this way instead of reading the internal clock.
As I said before, some mechanics will be different when you're playing at a different time, giving more challenge to the levels. All levels will be played at daytime if you don't enable the IP tracking although you still can try the nighttime mode through the Challenge mode. Unfortunately, they are still not good enough to justify another playthrough.
Length and Difficulty
I finished all of the main levels in normal mode by cleaning all blood pools and collecting all optional items at 4.5h. The rest of my playtime was spent completing all optional levels and obtaining the rest of the achievements. It wasn't hard to finish the levels although the last few levels, especially the optional ones, are challenging to beat.
Problems
It's difficult to clean all blood pools on some levels, especially in the levels with a lot of blood pools hidden behind another room.
Specs
Intel Core i5-9300H 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Conclusion
It's was a good choice that I decided to play Serial Cleaner. The level design is clever and the randomization helps to make the game not boring. It took me a while to finish some of the later levels, but the difficulty is still within the acceptable range. The game also caters to both casual and hardcore players without any difference in rewards so you don't have to worry on missing out.
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Serial Cleaner is a stealth game, in which you play a contract cleaner who sneaks into crime scenes to clean up the mess that killers left behind. You’ll need to collect and dispose of dead bodies, retrieve incriminating evidence, and suck up pools of blood while evading patrolling police officers and guards. It’s a simple premise that delivers hours of challenge and fun.
The dead bodies, evidence, and pools of blood are randomly placed among select locations in the prescribed levels. The variability provides a good balance of replayability and familiarity. For the most part then, players can learn from their mistakes from retrying each level, without getting bored by the same patterns of item placement.
That’s not to say there aren’t any frustrating moments. Some later levels are large, with as many as six bodies to dispose of. These larger levels are harder to learn and familiarize with, so you’re likely to make mistakes often. It’s vexing when you only have just one more body or piece of evidence to tend to, but have to start all over upon making an error. Hence, the lack of mid-level autosave in Serial Cleaner is a major source of annoyance during the later parts. While I understand why the developers chose not to implement autosave, its absence makes the game more frustrating than challenging.
Given the game’s top-down view, but with the environment and objects drawn in such a way to give a sense of depth, there were times I found it a bit hard to figure out whether or not something is a wall or barrier. In one level, the overhead lighting rigs (I think) were drawn in as well, obscuring my view and leading me to mistake them as barriers. You can imagine my surprise when I was detected and later caught.
Despite a couple of quibbles, Serial Cleaner is a fun, challenging stealth game. With 20 main contract levels to complete, there is enough core content to entertain without risking being tiresome. As you play, you may find costumes and film reels, unlocking new outfits and movie-inspired contract levels. I really enjoyed dressing up as Bruce Lee from Game of Death, and cleaning up the mess that was left behind in a stage inspired by Enter the Dragon. I go back to these additional levels from time to time for more cleaning fun.
I highly recommend Serial Cleaner. The graphics are nicely drawn, the stealth action can be intense, and it’s easy to pick up for novice and veterans of the genre. Level design is not bad, but I find the last two levels to be most memorable. With so much content and patience-testing challenges, Serial Cleaner is worthy of your attention.

guy is very nice to his mom.

The game is good. I just don't get why the title is in Chinese.

(This game was a gift from a friend)
Serial Cleaner is much more than what I expected it to be going in, which was pretty much Viscera Cleanup Detail 2D.
The game is simple in both design and controls, but it's a fun way to waste an afternoon.
Story
You play as Bob, a professional cleaner for the mob in the 70's complete with porno 'stache and mirrored shades. You also still live with your elderly mom. Before each contract you get small snippets of information: a phone call with your client and optionally you can read your newspaper, listen to the radio, watch tv, and talk with your mom. All of these give you glimpses into the actual story of the game and into Bob's life of a gambler with a losing streak struggling to pay his bills.
I didn't expect the game to have much story going in, but surprisingly it does all culminate at the end with a satisfying wrap-up and the story wasn't too bad.
Gameplay
You have only four buttons to play with: Interact, Pick Up / Drop Body, Level Overview, and Vacuum. I suggest using a controller even though the movement feels just a little loose with a stick.
You run around the each level avoiding patrolling police to clean up evidence, bodies, and blood. Most levels have places you can hide from enemies (even while pursued), some have shortcuts you can use, and even fewer have moveable objects to block patrol routes or even trap enemies.
There are several types of police and all of them have different AI. Some are faster than others, some are stationary whistle-blowers that attract others to you, and some call in backup. Memorizing which units do what is essential to success.
The levels get steadily harder as you progress through the game, and the bonus contracts are especially much harder than the main campaign, especially since some of them change the location of shortcuts and even where doorways are.
Although frustrating at times, it's still pretty fun.
Sound
The game actually has a pretty good soundtrack, most—if not all—of the levels have their own music and while it's most definitely 70's inspired it's pretty nice to listen to and very fitting for the level each is featured in.
The sound effects are also pretty spot on. From the noise of dropping a body bag on the ground to hiding in bushes or just being spotted by patrol it all fits really well.
Overall
Give the game a play if you think it sounds interesting at all. Full price is a bit much unless you intend on playing through the Challenge levels a lot, but it regularly goes on sale for less than $3.00, so pick it up.

he's work similar to Mike Ehrmantraut
from Breaking Bad

So funny game
I play every morning when i woke up for few time and is make my day so nice.
Thx for this funny game.