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Mess Quest
A short experimental game about arriving at the aftermath of numerous wacky scenarios to clean, mop, and put things back together! Grab a bucket and a mop and get swinging. What’s that green stuff? Where did that bone come from? We don't get paid to ask questions, we get paid to clean!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“A fun, somewhat physics based game, where you clean locations using your mop and gather all trash. It's kinda meditative & relaxing. Although it can sometimes be frustrating when you accidentally knock down your bin and everything spills out hahaha. I would have eliminated the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Its freaking awesome!”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“A decent attempt at a 2D Viscera Cleanup Detail. It does it decently enough, and combined with the low price, might be worth it if you are into cleaning games. That being said, it does enough things poorly that barely pushes it to a 'not recommend' from me: The blood looks like…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.
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Latest official news
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Minor patch 2024 January 15
- added a debug option in the settings to increase the grabber range. This is useful for when items clip through the walls and become out of reach
Patch Notes 1.0.3a - bug fix
- fixed a graphical bug in the Museum level (thanks Piralein)
Patch Notes 1.0.3 - Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where some items could be placed in the wall (Thanks Vezixig) - Fixed a visual bug with the player experience not getting set correctly upon loading the game (Thanks Vezixig) - Minor vis
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · 2D · Immersive Sim · Casual · Physics · Retro · Comedy · Colorful · Parody · Indie · Cozy · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 1 MB RAM Storage: 250 MB available space