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Clean Up Earth<\/i><\/b> scratches a similar itch to <\/b>Powerwash Simulator<\/i><\/b>, but doesn\u2019t offer the same satisfying gameplay loop.<\/b><\/h5>\n

Towards the end of last year, I tried out the demo for <\/span>Clean Up Earth<\/span><\/i><\/a>. I found it to be a solid enough cosy game in which you hoover up rubbish from a variety of environments. Having now tried out the full version, it feels as though the demo showed everything the game had to offer and the full version doesn\u2019t do much more with the concept.<\/span><\/p>\n

On any given level, you\u2019ll need to go around with the Terra Cleaner, which is essentially a magic vacuum cleaner, sucking up all the rubbish that\u2019s lying around. You\u2019ll need to use the right nozzle for the job, with there being a few to choose from. Your generic one will work on generic rubbish, whilst buried or radioactive deposits will need a specific nozzle. Large rubbish has a special one too, with really big pieces needing to be dismantled with either an upgraded nozzle or working together in multiplayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cleaning all this up will be an absolute beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you clean up, you\u2019ll gain recyclable rubbish that you can take to a machine which will turn it into coins or usable resources. Coins can be used to upgrade your Terra Cleaner and its attachments, whilst resources are used in the environment to open up new areas with ladders and bridges. It\u2019s a nice way of slowly opening up the map. Upgrades just make your vacuum more effective, with stronger suction or larger effective areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also find modules that you attach to add abilities. There\u2019s a radio that plays music which I immediately switched off as it somewhat spoiled the ambience. More useful are the Blipman, which beeps when there\u2019s rubbish nearby, and the Turboboost which powers up your suction for a short time to clear out really large rubbish. For some reason, they are on a battery that you have to recharge by spending coins. If you don\u2019t have enough coins, bad luck! Others include Infomap that I couldn\u2019t work out how to use, as well as a distance meter which tells you how far you\u2019ve moved. You can upgrade these using coins as well, but really you\u2019ll only be using a couple of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I did like that you can open up new areas using recycled rubbish. I real terms you’re just pressing a button though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s enjoyable enough, but certainly doesn\u2019t match the satisfaction from <\/span>Powerwash Simulator<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and I think that\u2019s because of the nature of how you suck up the rubbish. It\u2019s quite nebulous, just dragging in clumps of rubbish, whilst <\/span>Powerwash Simulator<\/span><\/i> simulator you can see exactly what you\u2019ve cleaned to the point you can draw pictures in the dirt. <\/span>Clean Up Earth<\/span><\/i> isn\u2019t bad, far from it, but it doesn\u2019t feel quite as satisfying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the incredibly annoying fact that if you miss a tiny bit of rubbish then the level won\u2019t be fully complete. These can be hidden under a plant, or even near invisible if it\u2019s a buried piece. You do have a drone that will float next to rubbish if you\u2019re nearby, and the Blipman can help, but the levels are often so huge that you\u2019ll be scouring them for ages. Give us a button that can light up where it is when there\u2019s only a little left!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Working as a group is more fun than I expected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surprisingly, there does seem to be a storyline here. I mostly ignored it as it popped up in little speech bubbles as you play, but it seems to involve travelling through time cleaning up rubbish that has been dumped in various time periods. There are a few characters with various motivations, but the reality is that this is a pro recycling game, which is a good thing in real terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly, this could be an interesting framing to work with if it was just utilised in a smart way. The reality is that you wouldn\u2019t know you were in different time periods if the start of the level didn\u2019t tell you. You just go to a bunch of open outdoor locations filled with rubbish with no indication of when or where you are. If the devs had made greater use of this, having you visit historical cities or futuristic factories then this could have been really creative. I feel like the game\u2019s environments lack any real personality and it\u2019s a real detriment. I like that you could rebuild artefacts from the area by using recycled resources though.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The art style is quite nice, with everything being bright and fun looking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s the multiplayer mode again, which I like the inclusion of. You get an enormous area in Nevada with literal tons of rubbish and a time limit before it all resets. You can join the players in the environment and try to clean everything in that time limit. Coins you earn carry over into the main game, which is nice. At the time of writing, I only found a few players to join, but it was nice to work together towards a common goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of visuals, things look nice and bright and the environments look nice enough, even if they are a little empty. You can easily tell what type of rubbish you\u2019re dealing with thanks to clear design, and collectible modules and nozzles are easy to spot at distance. I really did dislike that I had to recollect these in each level rather than being able to keep them. It seems like an odd design choice. The ambient sound is nice, and the noise the Terra Cleaner makes when it sucks up different types of rubbish is quite satisfying. The music exists but I really didn\u2019t want it on so I switched off the radio very quickly. This feels more like a \u201cpodcast game\u201d anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How long before I get tired?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clean Up Earth<\/span><\/i> is solid enough to be a fun, relaxing game whilst you unwind listening to an audiobook or similar. Whilst it\u2019s not the strongest cosy game out there, and lacks any real personality, you\u2019ll find it scratches that itch for your time with it. If you can find enough like minded people, you might even find that multiplayer cleaning mode fun for a while too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clean Up Earth is available now on PC, Xbox, and Playstation, and coming soon to Nintendo Switch 2.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n