AdventureFit check
Is The Night Cleaner worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Psychological horror fans who prefer first-person walking simulators
- Players interested in horror set during an office night shift
- Players seeking a game with two possible endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused horror rather than a first-person walking simulator
- Players looking for a horror game with more than two endings
- Players who do not want VHS-style visual effects, even though the setting includes an option to turn them off
Our take on The Night Cleaner
Routine office cleaning replaces the genre's usual emphasis on combat or elaborate puzzle systems. Unease develops through the empty workplace and the suggestion that something is moving above, while the focused scenario leads to two possible endings.
What is The Night Cleaner?
The Night Cleaner is a Japanese psychological horror game mainly presented as a first-person walking simulator.
The player takes the role of a new night-shift office cleaner, beginning with a dirty floor and an uneasy feeling. As the work continues, something is moving somewhere on the silent floors above. The game includes VHS-style visual effects, which can be turned off in the settings, and has two endings.
How The Night Cleaner plays
- 01Night-shift setting
- The story begins with a new employee cleaning an office during the night.
- 02VHS visual effects
- VHS-style effects are included and can be disabled in the settings.
- 03Two endings
- The game includes two possible story conclusions.
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The Night Cleaner: platforms & release
Is The Night Cleaner worth it?
It is worth it if: psychological horror fans who prefer first-person walking simulators. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused horror rather than a first-person walking simulator.
Where can I download The Night Cleaner?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Night Cleaner's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Night Cleaner on?
Windows only.
