Reading the phrases “haunted house cleansing simulator,” I knew precisely what diddy indie game Late Night Mop can be. And it’s what I had thought. And it’s what you’ll have guessed upon studying that too. And but, I loved my ten minutes binning garbage and mopping up stains (simply stains, don’t fret about it). Then I performed it once more to see one other ending, even realizing I’m a huge scaredy child. Ugh. I’ll remorse having performed this subsequent time I clear my flat at evening.
As a fan of each gutsy cleansing sim Viscera Cleanup Detail and video games constructed upon one foolish joke, I leapt at Late Night Mop. I immediately knew it could be easy cleansing (extra alongside the strains of House Flipper than VCD or PowerWash Simulator) and would have spooky noises and startling jumpscares. And yep, that is it. Walk round, clicking on stains and selecting garbage as much as dump in bins, after which spooky issues are there. That’s all. I’m happy with it.
It has an concept, it executes it solidly, and it has a few good touches which made it for me. I do not often discover jumpscares fascinating however did take pleasure in two of them right here. They had been positioned effectively and I did discover them fairly humorous after I ended cussing at my pc (I won’t like jumpscares, however that does not imply they do not get me). And I like that on the very finish, it utterly understood what I needed to do and let me.
I like little video games which do a small foolish factor effectively for a quick whereas then cease earlier than the joke drags or wears skinny. I think many video games of the kind are made with screechy YouTubers and Twitchers in thoughts however hey, I can take pleasure in them on my own too. Like how prlbrlblrlbing to activate magic trousers in Weird RPG was nonetheless humorous to me taking part in alone and unobserved (although sadly that game didn’t cease earlier than it began dragging).
Made by Lixian, Late Night Mop is accessible from Itch.io and Game Jolt for Windows and Mac. It’s pay-what-you need, with no minimal. If you are planning to play ghostie video games this Halloween season, I feel you may take pleasure in this in your lineup.
