Reading the phrases “haunted home cleansing simulator,” I knew precisely what diddy indie recreation Late Night Mop could be. And it’s what I had thought. And it’s what you’ll have guessed upon studying that too. And but, I loved my ten minutes binning garbage and mopping up stains (simply stains, don’t fret about it). Then I performed it once more to see one other ending, even understanding I’m a giant scaredy child. Ugh. I’ll remorse having performed this subsequent time I clear my flat at evening.

As a fan of each gutsy cleansing sim Viscera Cleanup Detail and video games constructed upon one foolish joke, I leapt at Late Night Mop. I immediately knew it will be easy cleansing (extra alongside the strains of House Flipper than VCD or PowerWash Simulator) and would have spooky noises and startling jumpscares. And yep, that is it. Walk round, clicking on stains and selecting garbage as much as dump in bins, after which spooky issues are there. That’s all. I’m happy with it.

It has an thought, it executes it solidly, and it has a number of good touches which made it for me. I do not often discover jumpscares fascinating however did get pleasure from two of them right here. They have been positioned properly and I did discover them fairly humorous after I ended cussing at my pc (I may not like jumpscares, however that does not imply they do not get me). And I like that on the very finish, it utterly understood what I needed to do and let me.

I like little video games which do a small foolish factor properly for a short time then cease earlier than the joke drags or wears skinny. I think many video games of the kind are made with screechy YouTubers and Twitchers in thoughts however hey, I can get pleasure from them on my own too. Like how prlbrlblrlbing to activate magic trousers in Weird RPG was nonetheless humorous to me enjoying alone and unobserved (although sadly that recreation didn’t cease earlier than it began dragging).

Made by Lixian, Late Night Mop is on the market from Itch.io and Game Jolt for Windows and Mac. It’s pay-what-you need, with no minimal. If you are planning to play ghostie video games this Halloween season, I feel you would possibly get pleasure from this in your lineup.