I always find it difficult to pick out which demos are worth my limited time whenever Steam Next Fest rolls around again. The process is made a lot easier when I find something which promises the zen-like quality of PowerWash Simulator.
It may not seem like it at first, but somehow Crime Scene Cleaner manages to deliver on that promise. Despite the lack of cats and the abundance of dead bodies and blood.
You take on the role of a single dad who’s a school caretaker (or janitor, seeing as the game takes place in the US) by day, and a mob cleanup crew by night. The mob pays much better than the regular day job, and we need the money to pay for our sick daughter’s healthcare. Ah, the good old American healthcare system.
Crime Scene Cleaner’s demo gives you one level – a fancy villa where the mob boss went on a rampage because the man who lived there slept with his wife. Yes, there’s a lot of cynicism and cliche with the story, but the actual process of cleaning up the bloodbath is… very engaging.