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Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator

Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator

Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.

Released Dec 20, 2022 Developer Chicken Launcher Publisher Awaken Realms Platforms Windows First-Person3DRealisticIndieEarly Access
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.4%positive1,926 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Game was relaxing and good. But, one achievement pissed me off in the end. Its so buggy that I redid some levels, does not work. Then, I followed a guide in editing my save file. I am missing two "Animal Pets" log. So it was a failure. It ended up my save file unplayable. Good…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Fun time-waster, especially while you're watching a stream or something. Cute, easy mechanics, doesn't go too crazy, satisfying, progression feels like progression. Yeah, I just enjoyed myself thoroughly overall with this.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“I love turn off brain games, so I really wanted to like this one… but omg it was beyond boring. It feels like “no place like home (same devs so figures) but with only the cleaning part, n somehow even more simplified. the missions get repetitive super fast and it doesn’t even…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

26playing at last check
3724-hour peak
744all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 81 avg · Jul 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

29achievements
56.8%median completion
13.5%rarest: Pet Pal
91.8% of players 88.2% of players 87.8% of players 83.5% of players 79.9% of players 76.9% of players 75.2% of players 71.3% of players 70.8% of players 64.7% of players 62.8% of players 61.2% of players 57.7% of players 57.5% of players 56.8% of players 56.5% of players 56.3% of players 52.8% of players 49.8% of players 47.6% of players 41.8% of players 40.8% of players 37.2% of players 34.6% of players 27.2% of players 25.8% of players 17.6% of players 13.9% of players 13.5% of players 91.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.8%Ready up! — Finish the tutorial
88.2%Helper of nature — Destroy 100 debris piles in total
87.8%Slow beginnings — Collect 500 trash in total
Rarest badges of honor
13.5%Pet Pal — Hidden achievement
13.9%I'm Human! — Hidden achievement
17.6%Big hat on his hip — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US3.99 USD−60%
EU3.27 EUR−60%
UK2.87 GBP−60%
Australia5.80 AUD−60%
Canada4.59 CAD−60%
Japan404 JPY−60%
Brazil8.27 BRL−60%
China14.80 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$1.6 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$4.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 28, 2025
New small patch with few improvements and bug fixes

Greetings, Cleaners! We’ve been working lately on polishing up your cleaning experience, and we’re excited to share the latest improvements in this patch! Your feedback has been very valuable, and we’

Dec 12, 2023
New map, more activities, more cats (and more games)!

Hi everyone, Today’s update is a BIG one for all you world cleaners and animal helpers! We’ve got a whole bunch of new content, not only a new map that is completely free, but also some updates to the

Nov 21, 2023
Nominate Fresh Start in the Steam Awards 2023!

Hey, cleaners! The Steam Awards 2023 are kicking off today and it's the perfect time to celebrate the games that have made our gaming experiences unforgettable. Today, we want to shine a spotlight on

Oct 09, 2023
Set sail with Captain Pawsome!

🐾 Hello PAWesome people! Today, we embark on a fantastic adventure as Captain Pawsome (our other game) sets sail on the open waters. We are thrilled to invite you to test the game demo as part of the

May 10, 2023
Double the Fun: New free map and Exciting New Game!

New Major Patch for Fresh Start and release of our new relaxing game - Panorama! We are excited to announce the we've just added new content to Fresh Start - brand new map to play, clean and explore -

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsFirst-Person · 3D · Realistic · Indie · Early Access · FPS · Family Friendly · Simulation · Story Rich · Casual · Immersive Sim · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements29
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750 / Radeon HD 7770 Storage: 5 GB available space