The Game Census
Serial Cleaner cover art

Serial Cleaner

Draw Distance · Curve Games · 2017-07-14

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 30, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 11, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jul 14, 2017 (Xbox One), Jul 14, 2017 (Linux), Jul 14, 2017 (Mac), Jul 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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!

Serial Cleaner is an Action and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 4277 reviews).

4
playing now
84%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Serial Cleaner is a stealth game developed by Draw Distance and published by Curve Digital/Plug In Digital. Players attempt to remove evidence from crime scenes without being caught. It was followed by Serial Cleaners.

Trailer

Serial Cleaner trailer thumbnail

Vom Putzen zum Verbrechen – Serial Cleaner | ZDF #thriller #trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 107k–257k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,287 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.31-85%
GOG$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
GamersGate$3.00-80%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 123 of 190 observed days · $2.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
535320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1522026-09-15 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k0Sep 2016Aug 2026Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 9Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5May 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2017 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2018 — avg 5 · peak 18Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2019 — avg 9 · peak 52Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2020 — avg 395 · peak 8,981May 2020 — avg 90 · peak 3,886Sep 2020 — avg 13 · peak 29Jan 2021 — avg 16 · peak 42May 2021 — avg 12 · peak 44Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26May 2022 — avg 8 · peak 31Sep 2022 — avg 20 · peak 413Jan 2023 — avg 10 · peak 31May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 53Sep 2023 — avg 11 · peak 37Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 146May 2024 — avg 55 · peak 1,723Sep 2024 — avg 14 · peak 52Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 30May 2025 — avg 11 · peak 57Sep 2025 — avg 14 · peak 374Jan 2026 — avg 8 · peak 99May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.902016-09-292026-10-142016-09-29 — best price $8.992017-11-09 — best price $7.492018-02-15 — best price $4.492018-06-04 — best price $4.492018-09-21 — best price $4.502018-12-17 — best price $2.992019-06-26 — best price $1.492019-11-23 — best price $3.002020-02-14 — best price $2.992020-05-20 — best price $0.902020-09-14 — best price $1.122020-11-25 — best price $2.242021-02-17 — best price $2.252021-04-26 — best price $13.492021-08-02 — best price $1.662021-11-01 — best price $2.242022-02-13 — best price $14.992022-05-26 — best price $2.992022-08-30 — best price $14.992022-12-05 — best price $2.362023-02-16 — best price $2.992023-05-05 — best price $1.502023-07-25 — best price $1.192023-10-17 — best price $2.602024-01-01 — best price $12.442024-03-27 — best price $1.122024-06-28 — best price $1.502024-10-21 — best price $11.892025-01-20 — best price $1.192025-04-28 — best price $2.992025-08-09 — best price $14.992025-11-13 — best price $3.742026-02-19 — best price $14.992026-05-15 — best price $2.552026-08-03 — best price $2.472026-09-23 — best price $2.362026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9012026-05-31 — 7 pageviews2026-06-04 — 4 pageviews2026-06-08 — 7 pageviews2026-06-12 — 4 pageviews2026-06-16 — 6 pageviews2026-06-20 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 5 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-02 — 7 pageviews2026-07-06 — 4 pageviews2026-07-10 — 6 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1 pageviews2026-07-18 — 8 pageviews2026-07-22 — 3 pageviews2026-07-26 — 10 pageviews2026-07-30 — 6 pageviews2026-08-03 — 3 pageviews2026-08-07 — 6 pageviews2026-08-11 — 7 pageviews2026-08-15 — 4 pageviews2026-08-19 — 6 pageviews2026-08-23 — 10 pageviews2026-08-27 — 2 pageviews2026-08-31 — 6 pageviews2026-09-04 — 11 pageviews2026-09-08 — 5 pageviews2026-09-12 — 7 pageviews2026-09-16 — 39 pageviews2026-09-20 — 13 pageviews2026-09-24 — 9 pageviews2026-09-28 — 16 pageviews2026-10-02 — 31 pageviews2026-10-06 — 2 pageviews2026-10-09 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
30.9%
earned "Catch Me If You Can"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-07-14, latest 2025-06-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,24410%28
PS4 (PlayStation)2,36641%29
Xbox One (Xbox)1,77218%28
Switch (Nintendo)740%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DGoreBloodCrimeIndieActionCasualPuzzleStealthStylized

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsChildren of MortaSurvivalistThe Long Journey HomeForgotton AnneForce of NatureSemblanceEternity: The Last Unicorn

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗