Games Like Crime Scene Cleaner

In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

Why similar: Cleaning 40.1% ★, Gore 24.1%, Simulation 16.2%, First-Person 7.8%, Funny 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the clearest match: a first-person sim built around cleaning up grotesque aftermaths, disposing of evidence-like mess, and methodically restoring horrific scenes.

When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

Why similar: Crime 41.5%, Simulation 13%, Life Sim 11.6%, Heist 10.1% ★, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a standalone slice of the exact same mob-cleanup fantasy, with the same tools, pacing, and bloody room-reset gameplay loop.

Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...

Why similar: Cleaning 33.3% ★, Crime 32.9%, Life Sim 8.9%, Relaxing 8.4%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its crime-adjacent premise and hands-on cleaning/sorting loop tap into the same appeal of doing dirty underworld work in a strangely calming way.

A co-op cleaning game where you have to clean and rearrange a dungeon before the next adventurers come to complete it again.

Why similar: Gore 37.3%, Simulation 28.7%, First-Person 18%, Singleplayer 6%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It translates the same satisfying mess-removal formula into fantasy dungeons, with comedic gore and first-person cleanup at the center.

Serial Cleaners is a top-down stealth-action game, where you get to experience being a murder scene cleaner for the mob in 1990s New York. Alternate between four cleaners, each with their own unique style, and live their stories.

Why similar: Crime 46.2%, Gore 19.8%, Simulation 13.5%, Stealth 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same criminal-aftercare fantasy of removing bodies and evidence for shady clients, just with a more stealth-driven top-down structure.

Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.

Why similar: Cleaning 53.1% ★, Relaxing 12.2%, Simulation 12%, First-Person 8.7%, Realistic 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the mob and gore, but it absolutely nails the soothing first-person satisfaction of scrubbing away filth and watching spaces transform.

Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

Why similar: Gore 31.9%, Stealth 22.6%, Crime 17.9%, Cleaning 16% ★, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Crime Scene Cleaner, it turns cleaning up after murders into a darkly comic job, emphasizing evidence removal and efficient scene management.

After the battle is over, someone has to cleanup the mess! Introducing Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior from RuneStorm, a unique crossover mini-game that combines the worlds of Viscera Cleanup Detail and Shadow Warrior.

Why similar: Simulation 47.8%, Gore 25.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Cleaning 9.6% ★, Funny 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone Viscera spin-off offers the same bloody cleanup mechanics in a slightly different violent setting.

Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.

Why similar: First-Person 19.3%, Simulation 19.2%, Relaxing 14.7%, Realistic 14.6%, Cleaning 13.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its visible before-and-after restoration and relaxed first-person cleaning flow make it a cozy alternative to Crime Scene Cleaner's darker tone.

Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer!

Why similar: Gore 38.1%, Cleaning 22.5% ★, Simulation 19.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Funny 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is another focused dose of first-person gore cleanup, with the same mop-and-bucket rhythm that makes the seed game work.

Clean where chaos reigns. From filthy homes and cluttered offices to messy beaches and space stations, clear trash, scrape grime, and tidy up. Blast away dirt with high-pressure water, upgrade your tools, and restore order. Don’t keep your clients waiting, get to work!

Why similar: Cleaning 49.8% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Relaxing 11.8%, First-Person 6.7%, Realistic 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on first-person cleanup and restoring disaster-struck spaces, making it a strong fit if you mainly want the tactile cleaning loop.

House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

Why similar: Cleaning 60.5% ★, Simulation 15%, Relaxing 11.6%, First-Person 5.5%, Realistic 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This older classic still offers a strong mix of cleaning, tidying, and fixing up filthy spaces from a first-person perspective.

Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.

Why similar: Cleaning 54.9% ★, Relaxing 13.7%, Simulation 12.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Realistic 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person cleanup, trash removal, and renovation tasks hit a lot of the same room-by-room restoration beats.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Simulation 49.9%, First-Person 25.5%, Relaxing 12.8%, Singleplayer 10%, Action 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: While it's about salvaging ships rather than crime scenes, it shares the immersive, methodical, hazardous labor-sim feel of cleaning up dangerous messes for pay.

Welcome to an old, ruined train station. A place that will give you a lot of fun! In Train Station Renovation you play as a renovation company specialized in restoring old and damaged railway stations.

Why similar: Simulation 28.5%, Relaxing 15%, First-Person 14%, Realistic 11.1%, Funny 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Cleaning trash, scrubbing grime, and rebuilding ruined locations gives it a very similar 'reset the space' satisfaction.

The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!

Why similar: Crime 34.5%, Heist 12% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Stealth 8.7%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based first-person crime gameplay and tool-driven house interaction make it a good fit if you like criminal work framed as a simulator.

Car Detailing Simulator, you get a chance to renew any car and restore its splendor at the request of demanding customers! A nice and well-groomed vehicle can be the pride of every human being! Clean, polish and marvel at your creations in this highly realistic game where every little detail counts!

Why similar: Simulation 40.3%, Realistic 27%, First-Person 19.2%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: If the most enjoyable part for you is meticulous stain removal and restoring dirty surfaces, this delivers that same hands-on cleaning pleasure.

Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Why similar: Crime 37.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Heist 12.8% ★, Stealth 9.9%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original delivers a similar hands-on, task-oriented crime fantasy, just with more emphasis on stealth than cleanup.

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Simulation 31.9%, First-Person 24.6%, Realistic 19.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Singleplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends tense crime theming with repetitive, tactile first-person work, giving it a surprisingly similar job-sim appeal.

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Simulation 36.2%, Relaxing 17.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Realistic 13.3%, Funny 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though less violent, its mix of cleaning, maintenance, and shabby-job atmosphere scratches a similar 'turn chaos into order' itch.

Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

Why similar: Simulation 27.6%, Relaxing 17.6%, First-Person 16.2%, Realistic 14.4%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This is another grimy first-person labor sim where messy spaces, heavy tools, and repetitive cleanup work are the main draw.

Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!

Why similar: Simulation 26.6%, Life Sim 20%, First-Person 14.2%, Funny 12.7%, Realistic 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into renovation, but cleaning out trashed rooms and making them usable again feels very close to the seed's core loop.

Autopsy Simulator is a first-person horror-sim hybrid where players take on the role of a practice pathologist and study case files, created in collaboration with real-world forensic doctors, to help guide their dissection of anatomically accurate bodies to determine each subject’s cause of death.

Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Gore 30.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Crime 8.8%, Realistic 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more horror-focused, but the gore, body handling, and procedural first-person work make it a natural thematic neighbor.

Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?

Why similar: Crime 42.5%, Simulation 12.6%, First-Person 9.7%, Stealth 9.4%, Realistic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its grimy, darkly comic first-person routine work has a comparable 'doing a filthy job in a criminal world' energy.

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Relaxing 51.9%, Exploration 16.1%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is softer and more wholesome, yet its core appeal is still removing visible mess in a calm, tactile way.

Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

Why similar: Crime 52.9%, Simulation 24.6%, First-Person 5.8%, Realistic 4.1%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This one also sells the feel of doing low-level illegal jobs and gradually building a criminal livelihood from routine tasks.

Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

Why similar: Simulation 25%, Life Sim 22.5%, First-Person 20.5%, Relaxing 15.7%, Realistic 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Sorting, hauling, and processing garbage offers a less violent but still rewarding cleanup workflow built around repetitive physical tasks.

Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!

Why similar: Life Sim 32.5%, Simulation 29.6%, Relaxing 25.7%, Exploration 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Vacuuming up junk and clearing polluted environments delivers a lighter but still very satisfying cleanup-and-restoration rhythm.

PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfaction is a spray away!

Why similar: Cleaning 54.4% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Relaxing 12.3%, First-Person 8%, Realistic 4.9%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Stealth 29.8%, First-Person 24.6%, Hacking 16.2% ★, Atmospheric 8.4%, Singleplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is more detective than janitor, but its immersive first-person crime atmosphere makes it a strong mood match for players who like the seed's noir underworld feel.

You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?

Why similar: Crime 36.8%, Heist 16.6% ★, Simulation 11.4%, First-Person 7.1%, Hacking 7.1% ★

What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.

Why similar: Crime 51.7%, Simulation 14.8%, First-Person 11%, Realistic 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the first-person underworld career fantasy, combining shady work, progression, and a grimy criminal setting.

Finally, it's that time of the year to clean up this leafy mess. It's been a while since the last time you've done it, so don't waste any second and derust your raking skills!

Why similar: Cleaning 60.9% ★, Relaxing 14.3%, Simulation 14%, First-Person 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

Why similar: Crime 41.1%, Simulation 14%, Life Sim 12%, First-Person 7.3%, Walking Simulator 6.6%

Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.

Why similar: Simulation 52.5%, Life Sim 17.3%, First-Person 14.6%, Realistic 8.4%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, First-Person 20.6%, Life Sim 16.9%, Realistic 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!

Why similar: Cleaning 29.9% ★, Crime 27.9%, Heist 13.2% ★, Life Sim 7.9%, Simulation 7.6%

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! is a single-player simulation. You need return scattered books to proper places in an Arcane Library. As completed rows of bookshelves, you can learn ability to improve your efficiency. Use your skills and strategies to shelve 3,072 books as quick as you can.

Why similar: Relaxing 33.6%, Simulation 23.2%, Realistic 14.6%, Funny 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

Why similar: Simulation 45.8%, Realistic 15.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Funny 9.8%, Relaxing 9.5%

You and your crew are tasked with cleaning up after the last exploration team's ill-fated journey into the Backrooms. Dodge deadly incursions, scrub every surface, and leave no trace.

Why similar: Cleaning 53.1% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Relaxing 12.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

Why similar: Crime 35.9%, Hacking 23.4% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Realistic 8.9%, First-Person 5.9%

Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Life Sim 25.9%, First-Person 20.8%, Funny 15.4%, Singleplayer 7%

Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.

Why similar: Simulation 38.2%, First-Person 24.8%, Realistic 24.1%, Singleplayer 7.9%, Action 5%

Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%

A short experimental game about arriving at the aftermath of numerous wacky scenarios to clean, mop, and put things back together! Grab a bucket and a mop and get swinging. What’s that green stuff? Where did that bone come from? We don't get paid to ask questions, we get paid to clean!

Why similar: Simulation 36.5%, Gore 24.1%, Relaxing 21.2%, Funny 12.6%, Indie 3.4%

Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.

Why similar: Simulation 31.6%, First-Person 19.4%, Realistic 19.4%, Relaxing 17%, Singleplayer 6.8%

Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?

Why similar: Simulation 43%, First-Person 14.2%, Funny 14.1%, Realistic 9.6%, Adventure 7.6%

Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 19%, Relaxing 16.4%, Life Sim 14.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Realistic 10.9%

Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.

Why similar: Crime 55.2%, First-Person 12.2%, Gore 10.8%, Atmospheric 7%, Violent 4.6%

Become a dishonest computer repairman, steal rams. Burn the motherboards!

Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Life Sim 18.8%, Hacking 14.3% ★, First-Person 10.8%, Realistic 7.9%

In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?

Why similar: Simulation 32.8%, First-Person 23.6%, Realistic 20.8%, Funny 16.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%

A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!

Why similar: Simulation 32.7%, First-Person 24.8%, Exploration 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!

Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Relaxing 31.2%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?

Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Life Sim 25.4%, First-Person 19.7%, Realistic 16.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Simulation 48.5%, Realistic 22.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!

Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Life Sim 22.1%, Relaxing 20.6%, First-Person 19.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%

"Pool Cleaning Simulator is a PowerWash Simulator-esque cleaning game where you use a variety of tools to make filthy pools sparkling clean." The game recreates the entire process of cleaning, scrubbing, & maintaining various pools, from luxurious backyard havens to community swimming complexes.

Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Relaxing 21.4%, First-Person 14.8%, Realistic 10.7%, Funny 10%

Cleaning Simulator offers a relaxing and satisfying experience where mess turns into order and dirt into shine. Sweep, scrub, and polish. Every corner transforms under your touch!

Why similar: Simulation 29.1%, Life Sim 16.9%, Realistic 14.5%, Relaxing 12.2%, First-Person 9.7%

Play as one of the bidders for abandoned warehouses and uncover hidden treasures! Storage Hunter is a garage auction simulation game. Bid, win, and sell for profit! Become the king of storage auction.

Why similar: Simulation 26.7%, Relaxing 26.5%, First-Person 22.2%, Realistic 18.7%, Singleplayer 6%

Dive into DrainSim and seize control of the floods! Clear the city's submerged streets, with a huge range of different tools from rakes to submersible pumps. Embrace the satisfaction of restoring the water flow. Become the city's hero, one drain at a time.

Why similar: Simulation 26%, Relaxing 23%, First-Person 18.2%, Realistic 13.4%, Funny 8.5%