The WereCleaner

The WereCleaner Review ★★★★★

The WereCleaner, as stealthy as a thief with a bloodthirsty side.

Kyle is a Janitor. He’s also a Werewolf. And now he’s got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck – in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.

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Guides:

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  • Gameplay:
    • Clean the mess in rooms, specified by the minimap, within a time limit
  • Visual presentation:
    • Top down, cute art
  • Storytelling:
    • A conversation before the start of each shift until the week is up
  • Violence:
    • Murder may be involved, as well as blood and gore
  • DLC:
  • How long to beat: HLTB states the following:
    • Main Story: 0.7 hrs
    • Main Story and Extras: 1.1 hrs
    • Completionist: 2.4 hrs
  • Achievements:
    • There are 23 Steam achievements

Pros:

  • Humorous
  • Cute art
  • Star ranking system

Cons:

  • Daryl is unhinged
  • You’re timed

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Explanation to Negative Feedback

Daryl is unhinged

This man is so invested in his job of being a security guard and keeping the riff-raff out, and every day you can tell he’s losing his mind sitting in his chair in front of the monitor while something is in this building that shouldn’t be.

I can’t believe he doesn’t even like the fact it could just be a squirrel that got in through a window.

Obviously it’s not, but still. Chill out man.

You’re timed

You’re on the clock, so yeah, you can’t spend more than your allotted time at work. This adds a bit more stress to your job of cleaning up while not getting caught, so if you thought this was going to be a cozy cleaning game, werewolf-style, you’re wrong.

There are moments where things will go smoothly without a hitch, and other moments where you’ll be frazzled and tripping over your paws to get gone in time.

Explanation to Positive Feedback

Humorous

The dialogue, the expressions the characters show when they’re talking, the idea of needing to skirt past the vision of our coworkers in order to work around them and not get spotted, the hyper-focus of our security guard.

It’s so funny.

A refreshing change from a lot of the more serious games.

Cute art

I love the artwork of this game. It’s so adorable, even as far as the environment is concerned, but more-so the characters themselves. Especially when they’re talking. The facial expressions really gives away their emotions.

Star ranking system

Not everyone is competitive with how they play a game, but sometimes there are those that play a game and want to be the very best, just like Ash from Pokemon. If you’re an over-achiever, then there are five stars to each level of this game that you can gain, meaning you have to finish a level in a specific amount of time.

It really pushes you to make the right pathing choices and hesitation can cost you the seconds you needed.

Trust me, I’d know.