(BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner

First-person horror where a routine cleaning job becomes a trap

LIAR MANNEQUIN · Released Sep 2, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 124
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Sep 6, 2025
Minimum PC: Integrated; 4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner?

This free, first-person psychological horror game casts you as Mary, a young woman taking a house-cleaning job in 1996. You follow a chore list to clean stains, water plants, and take out trash. It is the opening single-player episode of an anthology presented as survivors' VHS recordings of paranormal encounters.

For you if...

+you prefer horror stories that fit into one short sitting

Not for you if...

−you prefer horror without sudden jump scares

What players say

88% of 124 reviews are positive

Players praise the retro presentation and the gradual buildup of tension around ordinary chores. Some find the scares mild.

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(BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64bits
Processor: Intel i3 or AMD Ryzen 3
Graphics: Integrated graphics
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 3
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam