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Viscera Cleanup Detail
A cleaning game where you and friends work as space janitors and mop up after a bloody alien attack.
Online co-op for up to 32 players and split-screen co-op for up to 4 players. No crossplay.
- 32 online
- 4 split-screen
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op32 players
- Local co-op4 playersSplit screen
- NoSame platform onlyFriends 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 DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You are the janitor on a space station that an alien attack has left in ruins. Blood is on the floors and the walls, and rubbish and loose body parts are everywhere. You take a mop and a bucket and scrub until the place is clean, then clock out when you think it is done.
Up to four of you can play on one split screen, and online play is there too. A friend can take a mop and clean beside you, or tip a bucket over just to see what happens. Mops flop, buckets tip and bins spill, so one clumsy move can undo your work in a second.
It is a slow job, and the blood and body parts are played for laughs. You can talk the whole time or put a podcast on while you scrub. It suits friends who like quiet, silly teamwork more than action.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Story
- Working in sync
- Exploring
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Everyday work, Science fiction
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- Kind of game
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All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
Steam sells the base game for a price. Windows and Mac are the same product, and co-op is part of it.
- 2
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
16 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Local co-op, Split or shared screen, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Working in sync, Story, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out.
- Online co-op: The multiplayer line says friends can join you to clean. The category list has Online Co-op.
- Local co-op: The multiplayer line says split-screen co-op is available.
- Split or shared screen: The same line names split-screen play.
- Kind of game: Friends join one cleaning job and share the work. Each level is a job for a janitor.
- Sessions: Each level is a cleaning job that ends when you punch out, and the game can be saved.
- About: You are a janitor who cleans a space station after an alien disaster.
- Working in sync: Friends come to help with the cleaning. The page does not describe tasks that need two people.
- Story: A short setup about an alien outbreak and the mess it left. No ongoing plot is described.
- Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny, Comedy and Parody.
- Physical comedy: User tags include Physics. The page invites you to play around with the physics.
- Calm and coziness: User tags include Relaxing and Casual.
- Time to hang out: User tags include Relaxing and Walking Simulator.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op, Genres.
- Online co-op: Categories include Online Co-op.
- Local co-op: Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op. LAN Co-op is listed too and does not count as local play.
- Release status: Steam shows the game as released.
- Release date: Steam shows 23 Oct 2015.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows and Mac. Linux is not listed.
- Free base co-op: Steam sells the base game for a price. Windows and Mac are the same product, and co-op is part of it.
- Genres: Steam lists Indie and Simulation.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date, Platforms, About.
- Genres: P136 lists simulation video game and science fiction video game.
- Release date: P577 is 2015-10-23.
- Platforms: P400 lists Windows and macOS.
- About: P136 includes science fiction video game.
runestorm.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Genres, About.
- Genres: The maker calls it a first person sandbox game.
- About: The page puts you in the role of the janitor who must clean up the facility after an alien outbreak.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date, Release status.
- Release date: The maker's post of 2015-10-09 says the game leaves early access and reaches version 1.0 on October 23rd.
- Release status: The same post says the game is leaving early access for version 1.0.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker's post of 2025-10-23 says it is ten years to the day since the full release.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Local co-op, Split or shared screen.
- Local co-op: The maker's post of 2014-11-21 adds local split-screen co-op. It was an early access update.
- Split or shared screen: The same post calls the mode local split-screen co-op.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Platforms, Online co-op.
- Crossplay: The maker's Mac release post of 2017-01-27 lists cross-platform multiplayer as not working. It is the only crossplay statement found, and no later post changes it.
- Platforms: The post announces the Mac build. Steam multiplayer, achievements and Workshop do not work on Mac.
- Online co-op: On Mac, joining online games needs a direct IP and port forwarding. The Mac build has no Steam multiplayer.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The developer answered in the Steam forum on 2015-09-21 that 32 is the limit. This is the only kind of source found, since no store or maker page states a cap. In 2020 the same developer said the network code is fragile and the game was meant for one or two friends.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The developer's forum reply of 2014-04-15 says up to 32 players.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The developer's forum reply of 2015-02-03 says up to 32 players and warns that four or five already strain most internet connections.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players on one screen.
- Most players on one screen: The developer's forum reply of 2015-10-25 says split-screen co-op supports up to 4 players. He first gave the online number by mistake, then corrected it.
pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Local co-op.
- Online co-op: PC Gamer, 2015-10-28, says the full release has online multiplayer and split-screen co-op.
- Local co-op: The same article names split-screen co-op in the full release.
rockpapershotgun.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Laughter and chaos: Rock Paper Shotgun, 2017-07-28, calls the result a comedy of errors where slapstick meets cleaning.
- Physical comedy: The same feature says physics grew into a layer across the whole game. Buckets tip and the mop wobbles.
- Getting better: The same feature says several tools need great care, or they make more mess.
- Planning ahead: The same feature says physics opens up tricks, such as stacking objects to reach new areas and throwing rubbish toward the incinerator.
clickondetroit.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Story, Exploring, Laughter and chaos.
- Calm and coziness: Click on Detroit, 2018-11-30, calls mopping up gore a relaxing experience.
- Time to hang out: The same review has the player put a podcast on while mopping.
- Story: The same review mentions a small subplot about a janitor named Bob.
- Exploring: The same review says that subplot is hidden through the levels, so there is something to find.
- Laughter and chaos: The same review calls the idea of cleaning up after game heroes hilarious.