Game description:
After losing your job and falling behind on rent, you accept contract work cleaning properties. The task sounds clear: arrive, complete the checklist, and leave. But the spaces you enter seem recently used. The pizza box is still warm. The computer screen glows. Some rooms feel paused, as if someone just left—or is still nearby. You begin cleaning, but small inconsistencies keep showing up, making it hard to focus on the job itself.
Layered Mechanics
The game offers a mix of direct interaction and passive observation. You switch tools—sprays, gloves, mops—to meet the demands of each environment. Some messes are visible. Others aren’t until light hits them at the right angle. You interact with objects that sometimes move, disappear, or reveal something new on closer inspection. There’s no clear threat, yet each interaction feels like it may uncover more than just dirt.
Structure Behind Tasks
As you progress, the locations become more personal. You clean a family room, then later see the same painting in a corporate office. You find laundry left behind in places no one should have lived. Notes refer to people never seen. Over time, the task list becomes inconsistent—sometimes updating mid-clean, other times directing you to objects unrelated to cleaning. You begin to sense a structure behind the jobs, though it remains unexplained.
Controls and Inventory
To operate within each location, you rely on the following controls:
· WASD – movement
· Mouse – look and interact
· Scroll / 1–3 – switch between cleaning tools
· F – flashlight for dark areas
· Shift – sprint
· Ctrl – crouch
· Tab – view collected notes and inventory
· Q – highlight active tasks
These inputs support free movement and object interaction, encouraging you to explore every detail without interruption.
Meaning of Repetition
The act of cleaning becomes central not just to gameplay but to narrative. As you remove stains and dispose of trash, the world remains unchanged in a way that feels intentional. Some tasks repeat. Some messes return. Still Residue doesn't provide clear answers, but instead lets you uncover fragments, suggesting you're part of a process that’s been repeated many times. The job never ends because what you’re cleaning can’t be resolved.
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