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Goblin Cleanup

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Fun and unique fantasy cleaning gameplay
  • Strong co-op and social features
  • Robust character customization
  • Relaxing yet engaging puzzle mechanics
  • Good value for early access price

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access bugs and desync issues
  • Lack of save mid-level
  • Some grind for cosmetics and progression
  • Limited male character options currently
  • Multiplayer instability reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

  • Emberhold

  • The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

  • YAPYAP

  • Sketchy's Contract

  • Absolum

Less expressive

Games that feels like Goblin Cleanup but with less self-expression and customization

  • We Were Here Together

  • We Were Here Forever

  • From the Shadows

  • Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

  • LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7

  • It Takes Two

More competitive

Games that feels like Goblin Cleanup but with more competition against others

  • Witch It

  • Cursed Companions

  • Orcs Must Die! 2

  • Orcs Must Die! 3

  • Onirism

  • Vellum

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Goblin Cleanup but with less survival pressure

  • Escape Simulator 2

  • Escape First Alchemist ⚗️

  • Palia

  • Viscera Cleanup Detail

  • LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection

  • Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

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Goblin Cleanup: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026