Games like The Cleaner
If The Cleaner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ninety-Six, To Be With You and Irrational — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Ninety-Six
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Leaving something behind is a hard task, Niles knows it all too well. When a stranger disturbs his peaceful everyday life and routine, he has no choice but to face the past and make some life-changing decisions.
To Be With You
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Irrational
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Until Then
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Pumpkin Eater
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.
The Cat Lady
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Last Time I Saw You
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Cut to the Core
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Cleaner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Cleaner at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Cleaner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Cleaner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Cleaner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Cleaner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Cleaner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cleaner.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about The Cleaner
- How much does The Cleaner cost?
- The Cleaner is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Cleaner?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Cleaner are Ninety-Six, To Be With You, Irrational.
- Who developed The Cleaner?
- The Cleaner was developed by Spongey Kitty.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Cleaner.
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