Serial Cleaner

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Foreword
This is a neat little stealth game similar to the one called The Marvellous Miss Take which I reviewed 2 years ago. I can't think of anything else than that at this point as I don't often play such games. I have checked and the library of developer Draw Distance includes only two more games - these are different when it comes to their genre but they are all low-budget titles.
Bodies, evidence and blood
The 3 things we have to keep in our mind, always. Each level has corpses we have to get rid of, evidence we need to collect and blood we need to clean up with a vacuum cleaner (?). We play as a good guy who works for the bad guys - every mission (or contract as the game calls them) is an assignment we do for money. The title is a nice pun - we are not the serial killer but we certainly clean up after him!
In between missions we can find out of the latest news by listening to the radio, watching some TV, reading the newspaper and we can even have a short discussion with mom. Answering the phone advances the story and allows us to leave for our next location. To be honest, when it comes to these games I never expect a story but it was fun seeing it through. The console our hero purchases after one particular stage is a nice reference to the '70s as this is the era the story takes place in.
Game mechanics
I think you know this: avoid the cone of enemies. In a nutshell. You also make noise when cleaning up or when getting close to a cop. I liked it a lot that we could run away and hide if need be. Naturally, levels become more difficult with the introduction of new enemies - some cops are Olympic athletes as they capture you no matter what and those with a gun never chase you but shoot you on the spot.
Getting captured or shot respawns our hero and we start from scratch. The bodies and the evidence get reorganised. This is a great way to make the game more challenging - in general, I'm a rather impatient person (I prefer fast-paced games to this one) so I had to learn how to plan before making a move. Each level takes place in a different location and disposing of the bodies does not always require you to take them back to your car.
The extra stuff
Collectibles are normal in an open-world game but not really in a software such as this. Still, we can collect clothes and movie reels. The first are just cosmetics (some great reference is what we have here to the '70s with the Elvis costume being my favourite) while the latter unlock additional stages. These 10 bonus contracts do not introduce any new game mechanics or represent any additional difficulty but they are all based on classic movies. if you are a film aficionado you'll appreciate the attention to detail here.
Summary
Great music, top-down view, '70s and high replayability (considering the genre) due to the option to activate extra challenges. What more to say? Try it!

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.

Hotline Miami with stealth without killing.

A very cool stealth game. You play as a "cleaner" up of crime scenes, but one where you are hiding or deposing of all the evidence, corpses, and blood. It is a very cool concept and I think it plays out very well in the game. The earlier levels are easy and it ramps up the difficulty over time, but never too bad. The story that goes along with it is pretty good. Along the way at each crime scene you can collect bonus content such as different outfits and bonus missions to complete after the main story missions are over. It is like DLC but without having to pay for it because it is included in the game. I collected all of the outfits, completed the main story and completed all of the bonus missions and it took me about 8-10 hours. If you liked the game Gunpoint (another stealth game with missions, cool story, and similar gameplay) you will like this game.

Perfect game for quarantine

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