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Games like Paranormal Cleanup

If Paranormal Cleanup is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lunch Lady, Dream Eaters.exe and Prop Haunt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Paranormal Cleanup: Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Manic Mice
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Cleaning mechanics turn into survival challengeFlexible solo or multiplayer playFunny glitches and radio interactionsAtmosphericChillCozy

Players who liked Paranormal Cleanup also play

Steam players who put hours into Paranormal Cleanup also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Lunch Lady

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dream Eaters.exe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Trapped in a secret sleep experiment, you and your friends must survive terrifying nightmares, completing tasks to wake up before it's too late. Play solo or in co-op, but beware the experiments are never the same and something watches from the dark.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Prop Haunt

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Prop Haunt is a 4v1 multiplayer psychological horror game. Take on the role of spirits focused on expanding their influence on the physical world by haunting objects, or play as an investigator assigned to report on these hauntings to reduce the amount of paranormal activity in the world.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Escape: Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Ranked #4 for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. CRYO

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty tiers, co op multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Ranked #5 for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. PARANOIA PLACE

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Ranked #6 for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Malum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Ranked #7 for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dead by Daylight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Ranked #8 for Paranormal Cleanup fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

    2016Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Paranormal Cleanup

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Reviewers of Paranormal Cleanup cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lunch Lady

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paranormal Cleanup cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pacify

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Reviewers of Paranormal Cleanup cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Other Side

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Reviewers of Paranormal Cleanup cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paranormal Cleanup at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Action with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paranormal Cleanup on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Paranormal Cleanup.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Manic Mice

Other recommendable Steam games by Manic Mice, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lunch Lady

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Manic Mice, the studio behind Paranormal Cleanup. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Misery Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Manic Mice, the studio behind Paranormal Cleanup. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Champs TD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Manic Mice, the studio behind Paranormal Cleanup. Shares Action and Indie with Paranormal Cleanup.

    Champs TD is a typical Tower Defense Game as you know and like. Slay thousands of Minions in randomized Waves. Summon powerful Champions with 28+ unique Abilities. Earn Experience, Level Up and choose from 100+ Talents to improve your Champs just the way you want.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paranormal Cleanup

Does Paranormal Cleanup run on Steam Deck?
Paranormal Cleanup is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Paranormal Cleanup cost?
Paranormal Cleanup is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Paranormal Cleanup have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Paranormal Cleanup supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Paranormal Cleanup?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paranormal Cleanup are Lunch Lady, Dream Eaters.exe, Prop Haunt.
Who developed Paranormal Cleanup?
Paranormal Cleanup was developed by Manic Mice.

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