Games Like Crime Scene Cleaner

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 42.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Life Sim 12.4%, Heist 10.7% ★, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It's the closest possible match, offering the same first-person mob cleanup loop, messy crime scenes, and darkly funny tone in a shorter standalone package.

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: Gore 40.2%, Simulation 26.9%, First-Person 13%, Funny 7.8%, Relaxing 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold-standard cleanup sim, built around mopping blood, bagging body parts, and restoring horrific scenes with methodical first-person tools.

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 44.8%, Gore 22.3%, Simulation 13%, Stealth 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core fantasy of cleaning up after criminals, but adds stealth and multiple character abilities to the corpse-disposal formula.

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: Relaxing 24.4%, Simulation 24.3%, First-Person 17.8%, Realistic 11.9%, Funny 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even without the crime theme, its deeply satisfying first-person cleaning loop and relaxing transformation gameplay hit a very similar itch.

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 52.3%, Gore 29%, First-Person 10.8%, Funny 3.3%, Action 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same gruesome janitorial gameplay as Viscera Cleanup Detail, just with themed levels full of blood, gore, and hidden messes.

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 34.1%, Heist 12.4% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Stealth 8.6%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person criminal job structure, immersive house-scale interactions, and steady gear-and-money progression make it a strong neighboring fit.

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 47.7%, Simulation 25.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Funny 9.8%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone spin on Viscera Cleanup Detail offers another concentrated dose of first-person gore cleanup with a gleefully absurd tone.

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%, Simulation 15.2%, Heist 13.1% ★, Stealth 9.8%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same shady-workday appeal of taking illegal contracts in first person, scouting spaces, and carefully handling every step of the job.

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 31.3%, First-Person 24.7%, Realistic 20.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Singleplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: While it's about border inspection rather than cleanup, it nails the same gritty first-person routine, crime-adjacent tension, and task-heavy progression.

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 32.8%, Stealth 29%, Crime 23%, Action 7.3%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This earlier take on mob cleanup captures the same evidence-erasing premise, with a tighter stealth focus and stylish crime-scene presentation.

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: Gore 26.8%, Simulation 24.5%, Mature 19.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Crime 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its mature medical gore, close-up body handling, and grim first-person procedural tasks overlap well with Crime Scene Cleaner's darker side.

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 53.1%, Simulation 24.4%, First-Person 5.8%, Realistic 4.1%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same small-scale criminal-life fantasy of doing dirty work for money through hands-on first-person routines.

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 42.4%, Simulation 12.4%, First-Person 9.7%, Stealth 9.4%, Realistic 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person chores, rough humor, and crime-world atmosphere into another task-driven sim with a similarly grimy feel.

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 22.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Realistic 17%, Relaxing 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the relaxing restoration side of the experience, with satisfying first-person cleanup and visible environmental transformation.

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 49.8%, First-Person 25.7%, Relaxing 12.5%, Singleplayer 10.1%, Action 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps blood for industrial salvage, but the careful first-person cleanup workflow and satisfying dismantling process feel remarkably close.

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: Simulation 33.1%, Relaxing 30.3%, First-Person 16.2%, Realistic 13.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part was scrubbing, tidying, and restoring wrecked interiors, this delivers that same satisfying first-person makeover 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: Simulation 37.7%, Relaxing 28.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Singleplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly addictive cycle of cleaning filthy spaces, improving them room by room, and enjoying the contrast between mess and order.

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 35.4%, Relaxing 17.5%, First-Person 15.9%, Realistic 13.7%, Funny 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its grimy first-person maintenance chores, mess management, and upgrade-driven routine give it a comparable work-sim rhythm.

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 43%, Mature 16.5%, Simulation 12.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Realistic 7%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands the crime-sim side with more immersive systems, shady errands, and a stronger sense of being trapped in illicit work.

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 27.3%, Relaxing 17.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Realistic 14.6%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though more about dismantling than cleaning, it shares the same hands-on first-person labor, dirty environments, and satisfying job completion loop.

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 28.2%, Relaxing 14.6%, First-Person 14%, Realistic 11.2%, Funny 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its appeal comes from cleaning, repairing, and restoring neglected spaces piece by piece, much like the more methodical side of Crime Scene Cleaner.

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 39.9%, Realistic 27.3%, First-Person 19.2%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is another tactile cleanup sim built around grime removal, tool use, and the satisfaction of returning filthy things to pristine condition.

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 45.4%, Realistic 15.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Funny 10%, Relaxing 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its tactile first-person interaction and chaotic, cleanup-heavy kitchen workflow scratch a similar messy-job satisfaction loop.

Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: Simulation 25.6%, Relaxing 22.7%, First-Person 17.7%, Realistic 17%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: This one emphasizes restoration over gore, but the loop of clearing debris, cleaning spaces, and rebuilding damaged areas feels very familiar.

Search for valuable items stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.

Why similar: Simulation 34%, First-Person 12.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Realistic 9.3%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines scavenging, dirty work, and first-person property cleanup with a scrappy criminal-adjacent vibe that fits surprisingly well.

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: Crime 39.6%, Simulation 13%, Life Sim 12.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, First-Person 9.1%

Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Life Sim 15%, Relaxing 13.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Realistic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same methodical, tool-driven first-person task satisfaction, even if the theme is cleaner and more technical.

Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

Why similar: Simulation 22.8%, Relaxing 19.7%, First-Person 18.2%, Realistic 14.9%, Funny 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its appeal lies in hands-on first-person work, step-by-step tasks, and the rewarding transformation of neglected spaces into finished results.

From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!

Why similar: Crime 45.5%, Heist 25.3% ★, Stealth 13.3%, Simulation 6.2%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into burglary than cleanup, but its first-person criminal sandbox structure and sneaky job execution make it a good thematic cousin.

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 51.4%, Life Sim 18.1%, First-Person 14.7%, Realistic 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%

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 35.9%, Heist 17% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Hacking 7.3% ★, First-Person 7.1%

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 40.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Life Sim 12.4%, First-Person 7.5%, Walking Simulator 6.7%

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: Simulation 45.3%, First-Person 28.8%, Singleplayer 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Indie 4.5%

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: Simulation 29.8%, Relaxing 26.4%, First-Person 17.8%, Realistic 11%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside in Lawn Mowing Simulator, the only simulator that allows you to ride an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers; Toro, SCAG and STIGA as you manage your business.

Why similar: Simulation 36.6%, Relaxing 28.8%, Realistic 21.8%, First-Person 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: For players who mostly want the zen, repetitive job satisfaction of Crime Scene Cleaner, this delivers a similarly relaxing work-focused loop.

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 24.5%, Life Sim 23.2%, First-Person 20.4%, Relaxing 15.4%, Realistic 11.5%

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 28.6%, First-Person 20.3%, Life Sim 17.5%, Realistic 16.9%, Atmospheric 10%

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: Simulation 39.9%, Relaxing 30.7%, First-Person 19.3%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 4.2%

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: Crime 39.8%, Heist 19.9% ★, Life Sim 11.6%, Simulation 9%, First-Person 8.7%

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 30.1%, Life Sim 26.8%, First-Person 20.6%, Funny 15.5%, Singleplayer 7%

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: Simulation 24.4%, Relaxing 22.6%, Realistic 13.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Funny 10.7%

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 37.8%, First-Person 24.8%, Realistic 24.4%, Singleplayer 8%, Action 5.1%

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 18.6%, Relaxing 15.9%, Life Sim 14.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Realistic 11%

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 35.6%, Hacking 23.9% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 5.9%

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 31.2%, Realistic 19.7%, First-Person 19.5%, Relaxing 16.7%, Singleplayer 6.8%

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: Simulation 30.8%, Relaxing 28.2%, First-Person 21.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action 6.5%

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

Why similar: Simulation 31.3%, Life Sim 19.4%, Hacking 14.5% ★, First-Person 10.6%, 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 32.4%, First-Person 23.6%, Realistic 21%, Funny 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

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 54.2%, First-Person 12%, Gore 12%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Violent 4.5%

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 47.8%, Relaxing 27.6%, Funny 17%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3%

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 23.8%, Life Sim 20.8%, Relaxing 18%, First-Person 17.8%, Exploration 9%

Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

Why similar: Crime 35%, Hacking 21.7% ★, Simulation 19.7%, Life Sim 6.9%, Stealth 6.2%

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 47.8%, Realistic 22.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%

You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

Why similar: Simulation 33.4%, First-Person 24.8%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Realistic 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

Why similar: Crime 50.8%, Heist 21.2% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Realistic 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

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 32.1%, First-Person 24.8%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!

Why similar: Simulation 23.6%, Life Sim 20.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Relaxing 14.9%, Realistic 11%

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 51.3%, Life Sim 16.6%, Relaxing 13.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Singleplayer 6.3%

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 28.6%, Life Sim 17.5%, Realistic 14.6%, Relaxing 11.9%, First-Person 9.5%

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%, First-Person 22.3%, Realistic 19%, Singleplayer 6%