Feb 6, 2023 - Day 37 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 44

Game: Serial Cleaner
Platform: Steam PC
Release Date: Jul 15, 2017
Library Date: Nov 22, 2019
Unplayed: 1172 days
Playtime: 40m

I've updated my NewPlay definition to include games that I've played a few minutes of previously, due to the context of this game.

Serial Cleaner is one of the games I attempted to play in the midst of trying to recover from a mental health breakdown. It's a stressful game, and I dumped it after a few minutes.

Having played it then and again now, it provided an interesting perspective on details of the gameplay that I couldn't really grasp then. Unchecked anxiety and gaming don't really mix.

Serial Cleaner is a stylised 2D action-stealth game. You play a "cleaner", given jobs to clean up after murders, and not in a "working with the police way".

It's another game that plays much better with a controller than keyboard/mouse, and there's a huge buzz for suddenly hiding from a cop who had you in plain view.

While the subject matter is a somewhat tasteless, the gameplay just nails it.

I'm glad I gave Serial Cleaner another go, because it's:

4: Good

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