Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
Genres: Puzzle, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer
Release Date: 30-9-2019
Developer: Blyts
Our verdict
8/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 4–6 h
Nobodies: Murder Cleaner is a darkly comic point-and-click puzzle game. You work as a cleaner for a secret counter-terrorist agency: after their hitmen strike, you arrive to hide the body, destroy the evidence and slip out unnoticed. Across thirteen missions and nearly a hundred hand-drawn scenes, you mix classic inventory puzzles with bespoke tasks, often with more than one way through. It suits players who like compact, grim-humoured puzzle levels in short sessions.
It holds a Very Positive Steam rating from about 200 reviews, and SteamSpy tags lean towards puzzle, crime, dark humour and a fairly casual difficulty. The few written reviews are brief but positive: players note it runs smoothly, enjoy the small, self-contained puzzle rooms, and like the unlimited hints. One returned after the mobile version and still had fun.
With so few detailed reviews, evidence on pacing and fairness is thin. Expect a game of around four to six hours, originally designed for mobile, with violent subject matter and some gore. At its very low price it is an easy pick for point-and-click fans who enjoy a dark premise.
Pros
- Fresh premise: covering up hits by hiding bodies and evidence
- Thirteen bite-sized missions, some with multiple solutions
- Unlimited hints and a very low price
Cons
- Mobile roots show in the small, simple scenes
- Violent theme and gore will not suit everyone
- Few detailed reviews to judge depth by
About
After the hitmen have taken out their target, somebody has to clear up the mess. That’s you. You’re a ‘cleaner’ for a secret government counter-terrorist organization, tasked with disposing of the bodies, destroying all the evidence, and leaving no sign you were ever there.
Nobodies is a point-and-click puzzle adventure in which you must use your wits and resourcefulness to ensure your employers’ actions go undiscovered. You aid them in taking out key members of Q-100, a terrorist organization hell-bent on unleashing horrendous experimental bioweapons on the world.
Blend in, get out, and most importantly, leave no bodies behind.
Features
• Thirteen murders to cover up: quick thinking and resourcefulness is essential to succeed in hiding the evidence.
• Packed with puzzles: each mission has a unique set of challenges to overcome, from classic inventory puzzles, to bespoke mindbending tasks.
• Multiple ways to solve a challenge: various ways to approach many situations, some more effective than others.
• Hand-crafted art: almost one hundred distinct hand-drawn scenes to search and explore.
• Inspired by real events: what if the horrific human experiments of the 50s and 60s got into terrorist hands?
