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Short version:
Pros:
+ A lot of fun with your buddies
+ Hilarious gameplay
+ You get it for free if you purchase Shadow Warrior
+ Satisfying progress
Cons:
- No replay value (just one location)
“Long” version:
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior is developed by RuneStorm and published by Devolver Digital. I called Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage a first-person cleaner and that is exactly what this one is too. You play as a janitor and you must clean a “crime scene” – in this case, the aftermath of Shadow Warrior’s first level.
There is no story in this game, which is fine. You are sent in to do a job and that is it.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2577839166
Gameplay is a lot of fun.
Just like in the other games in this franchise, you have a bunch of tools to clean the crime scene (rubber gloves, broom, mop, etc).
The rooms are filled with body parts, debris and random waste and it is up to you to leave the whole place looking spotless. It seems like a daunting task at first but, slowly and steadily, you will get the job done. It is quite satisfying!
There is a furnus so you can dispose of body parts and debris but also a machine that spawns buckets filled with water and another one for biohazard boxes.
You will have to use all these items to tidy up the place and it is a very simple gameplay loop. You pick stuff up, you use your mop for the blood, you burn things, spawn new buckets and boxes.
It is rather cathartic… For the most part. You see, the game is physics-based so you are bound to mess up a few times. You can accidentally drop a body part and it will leave a large pool of blood. While you are walking around, you can bump into buckets filled with bloodied water and make a huge mess. That is the coolest (and most frustrating) part of the game, especially in co-op.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2577839236
Someone accidentally stepping on a puddle of blood and covering the whole room in bloody footprints is a thing of beauty.
There is only one map, but it does have more verticality than the one in Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage. The upstairs section of the map is not very interesting, as it barely has any body parts, but it does have a few bullets and shuriken.
Fortunately, playing Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior in co-op is great. I experienced substantial lag when playing the other game, but I could not notice any hiccups while playing this one.
The graphics are good. They are not amazing but the colors are vibrant and the rooms look nice. When compared to Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage, this one is far better optimized.
Sound design is fine. The sound effects are solid, especially the rubber gloves and the squishy sound effects.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2577839311
You get this for free if you purchase Shadow Warrior so I feel like it is an easy recommendation, considering how much fun both are.
You can clear this game in 2 hours, give or take.
A fun ride. Now, get cleaning!
Final score: 8 out of 10.
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