Serial Cleaners
September 22, 2022
Get rid of the bodies, make the place spotless, and don&s;t get caught. Plan every step and move like a ghost or trust your reflexes and thrive in chaos. The choice is yours. Alternate between four characters, each with a unique skill set, opening up new possibilities. Serial Cleaners’ setting—inspired …
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30.0
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25.0
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"Serial Cleaners&s; main problem is that it&s;s kind of a wasted opportunity. There&s;s room for a game like this on the market, and it&s;s stylishly presented enough that it could easily garner an audience of obsessive stealth-loving cleaners. It just …"
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65.0
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70.0
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65.0
"Serial Cleaners is a fun top-down stealth game that will test your patience and sense of timing. Who would have thought vacuuming the floor would be so fun?"
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50.0
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60.0
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80.0
"Serial Cleaners is a stealth action game in isometric view with an incomparable mix of blood, irony and great dialogues"
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25.0
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25.0
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25.0
"Serial Cleaners is a fun stealth action game that pairs varied gameplay with excellent art direction. It doesn’t have the best enemy AI in the world but makes up for it with its smart level design, great pacing, and engaging …"
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30.0
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50.0
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80.0
"I loved my time with Serial Cleaners, which clocked in at around 10 hours. It was everything you could expect from a sequel of a game that showed some real promise. The greater lean on narrative and the gritty aesthetic …"
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85.0
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55.0
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45.0
"Serial Cleners is a decent sequel that inherits the strengths and weaknesses of the first chapter of the series, which does not innovate the stealth game genre even if it offers some interesting gameplay ideas and a rather convincing artistic …"
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85.0
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72.0
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84.0
"Draw Distance took everything that made Serial Cleaner good and raised the bar. Not only did they bring a title with personality and an addictive gameplay loop, but they established them new possibilities for branching out the story. We can …"
Read original review"The varied set pieces really capture the grimy, gritty nature of the crime that permeated film and TV during the late 90s with a surprising level of detail."
Read original review"Serial Cleaners has a very solid core idea and adds just enough variety with its four characters to make each level feel engaging and unique. I like solving the puzzle of how to get all the bodies while attracting as …"
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82.0
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85.0
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90.0
"You won’t be killing anyone in Serial Cleaners, only cleaning up crime scenes and making evidence disappear. Crazy how big the difference is between the first and this, visually it is a completely different game with nice-looking graphics. A nice …"
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65.0
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45.0
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85.0
"Serial Cleaners, with its intriguing mood, feels like a Tarantino&s;s movie. Unfortunately, it could have done better on AI, because you don&s;t actually feel that something is at stake, when you face dumb enemies that wouldn&s;t even notice a missing …"
Read original review"Serial Cleaners unfortunately does not strike like its predecessor: the adventures of Mr. Bob and his company of Cleaners attract the player more with a deep story and narrative branches to be discovered, all with a pleasant jazz accompaniment and …"
Read original review"While Serial Cleaners isn’t without its issues, this macabre mop-’em-up has its moments, but only the most patient custodians of carnage will likely want to see it through to the end. The writing is fantastic and the characters all bring …"
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68.0
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72.0
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69.0
"Although its stealth systems can feel a little too forgiving and easy to work around, Serial Cleaners’ grungey story is still one well-worth going through thanks to its likeable cast, sense of style, varied levels, and satisfying core mechanics that …"
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65.0
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60.0
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75.0
"Serial Cleaners tries to take a leap forward from its predecessor, but manages to barely make a dent: while the graphics and narrative are indeed improved, giving us a colourful and enjoyable 90s-tinged work, the gameplay still has shortcomings."
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85.0
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70.0
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65.0
"Serial Cleaners is a stealth game with a unique concept and an apt visual style, but with not too original gameplay by the standards of the genre. Nevertheless, the excellent presentation makes it a worthy title for all fans of …"
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70.0
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70.0
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70.0
"As an avid fan of stealth games, I wanted Serial Cleaners to be much more than simply a prettier and more diverse version of the first game with a cool storyline."
Read original review"As a stealth-action experience, Serial Cleaners is most certainly a breath of fresh air, continuing to build on the foundations set by the series’ first outing in 2017. Between the added uniqueness of the rest of the crew, the diverse …"
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88.0
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72.0
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68.0
"In this unusual take to stealth action, the players will have to clean up crime scenes after the gruesome actions occur but before the law can catch them. With its marvelous art style and sountrack, and an accessible and fun …"
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75.0
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60.0
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70.0
"The second go-round for this franchise adds new characters and abilities, but also loses some of its weirdo flair"
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30.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Showing a different approach from the existing action games, Serial Cleaners is a fun game filled with artistic visuals seem to be inspired by postmodernism and street art. However, the slow tempo compared to previous work and dumb Police AI …"
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65.0
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75.0
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70.0
"Serial Cleaners has taken the monotonous act of cleaning and spun it on its head by placing it in a gritty criminal world with characters that are eccentric and passionate about getting the job done. Though the gameplay can be …"
Read original review"As a straight, old-school stealth experience Serial Cleaners certainly delivers. There&s;s very little fluff or filler, with compact mission areas, clear objectives and little reason to deviate from the plan."
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72.0
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78.0
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74.0
"A glorious pulp style mixed with engaging stealth gameplay makes Serial Cleaners a compelling 90s narcotic to sink your time into. The trip may be a little bumpy on account of the bugs and inconsistent AI, but you’ll be left …"
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75.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Serial Cleaners is a unique game, one that asks you to clean up the kinds of messes you&s;d usually leave behind in some other violent game. It pushes forth a stylish story with compelling characters, wrapped up in a package …"
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92.0
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84.0
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76.0
"Serieal Cleaners is ultimately an inspired independent production. With an engaging and convincing plot, it offers narrative branches that wink at noir, a genre not always treated with care and respect. The stories of the four protagonists are intense and …"
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50.0
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50.0
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"Serial Cleaners is a unique entry into the stealth genre, featuring fun gameplay mechanics, a quirky cast of characters, and increasingly complex missions. Sneaking past guards, disposing of evidence, tackling innocent bystanders, and coming up with increasingly chaotic ways of …"
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65.0
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80.0
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45.0
"Serial Cleaners whilst unique, holds on to its premise well and should keep players entertained for the duration. You can live out your Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction) fantasies here and then some, with its range of characters and diverse scenarios. …"
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30.0
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"Serial Cleaners&s; chance to grow brighter and bolder with neo-noir narratives, instead sees itself bogged down in run-of-the-mill nihilism that even affects the gameplay."
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55.0
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70.0
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75.0
"Serial Cleaners offers up an incredibly unique premise, some fun characters, and a lot of great levels with a surprising level of interactivity to tell us stories that aren&s;t really told too often. Couple that with a great sense of …"
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58.0
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62.0
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73.0
"Serial Cleaners comes with a new style and attitude, taking inspiration from some of the great crime films of the 80s and 90s to tell a four-sided tale. It&s;s an enjoyable return for the original game&s;s quirky take on crime …"
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92.0
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84.0
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93.0
"Serial Cleaners improves a lot of components from the original, especially when it pivots towards a more story-driven interface. The voice acting and the overall creative choices make it an indie game worth trying out for the story and also …"
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