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Cleaner Company
Up to four space cleaners scrub disaster sites while monsters, loose objects and accidents interrupt the work.
Online co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 online
Store pages
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckNot testedValve has not rated it yet
About the game
You join a space cleaning crew sent into ruined stations, research sites and restaurants. You wash stains, remove body parts and feed rubbish into cleaning equipment. Vacuums, grinders and powerwashers help you put each place back in order. Loose objects and spills can make fresh work, while creatures and hazards threaten the crew. You can turn monsters off for a quieter shift.
Up to four players share the work online. You can split cleaning jobs and watch for trouble while friends handle their tools. Completing contracts and challenges opens new gear and locations. Your earnings improve equipment and your own abilities. Notes about your employer add a mystery behind the work, but cleaning and surviving the next interruption stay at the centre.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Science fiction, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 2 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Cleaner Company
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Why it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about monsters that hunt you. Both are often scary.
No big difference from Cleaner Company.
Mother Machine
Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- About
- Science fiction
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Mother Machine differs
- More jumping and climbing than Cleaner Company
- 4 online
- 2 split-screen
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about science fiction. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But more jumping and climbing than Cleaner Company.
R.E.P.O.
Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- About
- Science fiction and Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How R.E.P.O. differs
- More chaotic than Cleaner Company
- Early access
- 6 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about science fiction and monsters that hunt you. Both are often scary.
But more chaotic than Cleaner Company.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
8 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Fear, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Story, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Release date.
- Online co-op: The maker states online co-op for up to four players.
- Most players online: The description states four players, also confirmed by Mythwright.
- Release status: The full product is not yet available. Its demo has a separate app.
- Kind of game: Friends share cleaning tasks while physics, threats and accidents disrupt their work.
- Sessions: Separate contracts and challenges unlock later jobs and gear. No contract duration is stated.
- About: Space workplaces and hostile alien creatures establish both themes.
- Laughter and chaos: The maker describes slapstick gore, spills and friends causing fresh trouble.
- Physical comedy: Movable debris, spills and shifting gravity create physical mishaps.
- Fear: Monsters pursue the cleaners in a horror setting. They can be disabled.
- Tension and danger: Hazards and attacks interrupt cleaning. The score assumes monsters remain enabled.
- Calm and coziness: Cleaning offers quieter stretches. Disabling monsters can make the same jobs calmer.
- Story: Collecting information exposes a secret about the employer alongside the cleaning work.
- Exploring: Contracts take the crew through damaged stations and other sites.
- Unlocks and progress: Earnings improve tools and character stats while challenges open gear and locations.
- Planning ahead: Choosing upgrades and assigning work provide a small amount of planning.
- Release date: The full product remains unavailable and gives January 28, 2027. The available demo is a separate product.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Cleaner Company as app 3644020.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve has not rated the game for Steam Deck.
mythwright.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online.
- Online co-op: Mythwright explicitly describes online co-op.
- Most players online: The publisher states a cap of four players.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: Maker news dated 2026-10-19 states 28 January 2027. This agrees with current Steam and the publisher release notice. Gematsu reports January 26.
gamespress.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Genres, Release date.
- Genres: The publisher release notice dated 2026-10-19 calls the game a science fiction horror co-op cleaning simulation.
- Release date: The publisher notice states 28 January 2027, resolving the conflicting Gematsu report.
gamegrin.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Fighting, Time to hang out, Getting better.
- Working in sync: GameGrin preview from 2026-06-25 describes splitting jobs and watching over teammates.
- Fighting: GameGrin preview from 2026-06-25 describes using a gun against creatures during cleanup.
- Time to hang out: GameGrin preview from 2026-06-25 describes a sizeable cleaning workload. A low score allows task talk without assuming relaxed chat.
- Getting better: GameGrin preview from 2026-06-25 describes learning tool use, scanning and handling environmental failures.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker's October 19, 2026 announcement gives January 28, 2027 for the full game and discusses the demo separately.