Breach & Clean

Hotels are not places where people stay for more than a few days, which is why most don’t see the purpose in being careful not to make a mess. On top of that, these rooms are also used for a variety of other purposes, all of which require extensive cleaning after the fact. Unfortunately, robots are not yet fit for this, so humans are still in the trenches with mops and bleach.

Breach & Clean is a unique video game that gives you a peek behind the curtain when it comes to hotel cleaning and management, and it’s not a pretty sight. In short, your task is to make sure that every room is spotless after the guests have left, which implies changing towels, flushing the toilets, and a variety of other nasty things that must be done in order for the area to be ready for the next guest.

To achieve all this, you have a cart with supplies at your disposal, which also serves as a trashcan whenever you need to throw something away. As you might imagine, guests leave behind all sorts of mess, and not all of it can be cleaned. It’s also important to gain access to some of the rooms, which is where dynamite comes in handy for some reason.

One of the things you have to watch out for is the fact that some guests are not yet gone from the room, and they get pretty upset if you start cleaning while they are still there. Hence, you need to check the room first and make sure no one is in, otherwise you get fired in record time. It also helps if you watch the signs on the door handle before placing the dynamite.

As for the graphics, there’s nothing groundbreaking in there, but the colorful style works great with the humorous approach to the subject. Everything is nice and simple from an aesthetic point of view, which helps when you have to look at all sorts of nasty stuff. The sound effects are nice as well, because they tie the whole thing together.

In the end, Breach & Clean is very fun and enjoyable for some reason, even if you are technically cleaning filth and dealing with many other unspeakable things. However, the colorful way everything is presented makes you forget about all that.