- Devlog #10: Sun's Out, Suds Out - 1 July 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Jess, creative director, art lead, and size 9 shoe wearer, and I'm bringing to you LIVE: the updates from JUNE!ProgressProgramming First and foremost, Tech released Update v2.0.0.1! It was a general bug fix galore; check out our patch notes on steam for the full list, but look forward to route event improvements, combat balancing, and UI fixes. As always, if you encounter any pesky buges, report them in our Discord Server! This has also been a big month for C++. We've moved the reward system and MORE da…
- Clean Sweep Update (v0.2.0.1) - 4 June 2026
Hey Sweepy Heads, we have a quick update for you!We've made some pretty big framework changes as noted in our Devlog #09 post which you should totally read (wink wink). This includes completely swapping out our Scripting System, Item System, and Event in our Event System to C++. With those changes, expect some bugs. Hopefully none, but if you notice anything, please let us know!Here's a list of some general bug fixes that also went into this update:The Janitor's Special, a.k.a. the Beau-nado, has it's damage over time fixed.We also fixed a bug where it's damage was not consistent with what we expected it to beThe Janitor's dialogue sprite no longer slides in twice when they are the first to speakThe combat inventory now saves. Sorry if you lost anything!The town night theme will no longer swap back to the day theme after looping onceFixed not being able to use the back UI action while i…
- Devlog #09: May Flowers Bring World Encounters - 3 June 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Renee here to talk about the month of May! 🌸🥊🌼Progress Programming The first stage of the combat update was released May 25th! 🎉One down, four to go! There's a looong list of changes that you can find in our post from May 25th. Massive props to Nelson and Mia for all of the hard work they put into this update. But wait, May doesn't end on the 25th! In the days following the update there were even more changes! Moved a major event in the event system to C++Moved the item system entirely to C++Moved t…
- Clean Sweep Demo Combat Update! (v0.2.0.0) - 25 May 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We are excited to bring you the first part of our Combat Update for the Clean Sweep Demo! We have a ton of new features with more on the way, so let's discuss just that!New FeaturesCharacter ReworksWe've reworked a lot of existing character moves including:JanitorHold Standard - The broomerang now follows a new pattern, bouncing between enemies and then going back to the player.Special - The beaunado is now more consistent in drawing germs in and is less frame reliant.General - The Janitor has new animations!CharmingPassive - Charming's passive now has visual icon to show how much shield she has.Hold Standard - The movement has been revamped as well as there's an initial charge time. It also does more damage.Special - Charming's special is now more consistent at grabbing and slamming down germs. She also turns towards germs more accurately when using the ability.Stand…
- Devlog #08: Happy One Year, Demo! - 6 May 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Nelson, that programmer tech-y guy or something here to bring you all the info from these past 2 months. We've gotten rid of a lot of bugs (and germs), and we're ready to get started with pushing out our first combat update soon!Progress Programming In March, we showed off our game at the Boston Game Dev Demo Night! We had a lot of great encounters with people and received a lot of very useful and insightful feedback. To everyone who played our game, thank you so much! We hope you enjoyed it. Everyone t…
- Devlog #07: Cean Sweep isSaved - 1 April 2026
Progress Programming I'mm a programmer and o make keys to go clicky clack and beep boopbeebo obop Design Design? morrelike des is a bad game becasue tehre arent enought germs AnimationII wiil lony be wowrking on germm bodies now becausse they are the betterr bodies and everyone liikez uus ArtAll the art is bad exceppt for the germs so oyou should lloveht em and make fann edits of how hoyt and sexy we are AudioWe deeted hte music an are going to pus in alot od sick trackss andmore exploding booms WritingThe characters are anoyinig so we are gettinig rid of them and akking the germs te focus of the game becusde everybody wants to know about them and mmakke edits of them because they are moldier and sexier than the hstupiid chraccters ProductionWe have managment so the game good will be goodd now and don't need feedback so son't try trellling us what peop want wich is the germms if you…
- Devlog #06: For The Love of the Game - 30 March 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Jess (creative director, art lead, and all-around cool guy) bringing you the February devlog updates fresh off the press! Progress Programming February was a very productive month for the tech team. We held a combat playtest! We've gotten some useful feedback, but would still love more soooo we're showing off our game at the Boston Game Dev Demo event! In terms of new game developments:The world encounter system has become more refined.The Beau projectile was reworked to not be frame dependent (hopefull…
- Devlog #05: New Year New Build - 28 February 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This month's devlog is brought to you by Renee! Progress Programming The Programming team was busy making a build to test our new combat!This build includes germs encounters that pop up throughout the day that will give you rewards and FXP! (You can run away from these encounters, but that wouldn't be very janitor-y of you). When you need to deal with an encounter, the new Phone App called "Party" lets you pre-set 4 groupings of characters to quickly bring into combat (Shown as a sneak peek in the last devlog).…
- Devlog #04: The New Year - 27 January 2026
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Nelson, the lead programmer, once again writing a Devlog. "But Nelson," I hear you ask, "why did you post this Devlog like a month late?" And the answer is… I'M SORRY! But I swear it's for good reason! I have been working nonstop on getting new combat content implemented as we make major strides in the Combat update. That "refactoring" Renee mentioned has been… a lot more than expected lol. But with that, we have a LOT of new content coming soon (And a playtest that will be happening so keep your eyes p…
- Devlog #03: What is... "Fun"? - 7 December 2025
Salutations, Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you! Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs! This is Jess, the super awesome and epic creative director, art lead, chief distractor, and many, many, many other things.ProgressProgrammingGuess who can sprint now? That's right, the Janitor! Cleanland's favorite first responder can now huff it across the overworld! But not yet. We haven't implemented it. But in the grand scheme of time and existence, soon!The programmers also babysat the writers through quest and route event implementation. Now, the writers have the power of knowledge, and the progr…
- Devlog #02: The ~Spooky~ Edition - 12 November 2025
Hello Sweepy Heads!We're back from break with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let us tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Renee, producer and lead narrative designer. Welcome to this ~spooky~ Hallowclean edition of the Clean Sweep Devlog! We were only in production for half of October, so this one's going to be on the shorter side. Come on, let me show you around. Progress Programming Our programmers have been updating the event system and are working on the first of three playtesting builds for the upcoming combat update! Yipee! Speaking of the combat update… We want to hear your thoughts on our combat: the goo…
- Devlog #001: Combat Progress and a Break - 16 September 2025
Hey Sweepy Heads!We're back with another Clean Sweep Devlog! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let me tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!This is Nelson, the lead programmer, once again writing the Devlog! With that said, we have some news… We are going on break!BreakYou might be asking, why right after starting the dev log? Trust me, we asked the same lol. Truthfully, we've been working on Clean Sweep all the way back in June 2023, and since starting the project, we have not taken a single, long break. As a small team working nonstop for over 2 years, we've become very burnt out, which might be an understatement. After putting on more responsibili…
- Devlog #00 - 26 July 2025
Hey Sweepy Heads!With the launch of our demo and our first big update, we’ve decided to start a Dev Log! If this is your first time here and you don't know what Clean Sweep is, let me tell you!Clean Sweep is a comedic 3D character action RPG where everyone in Cleanland is a personification of a real world cleaning product! As the Town Janitor you'll befriend the residents of Cleanland and team up with them to fight germs!We’ve been working hard to develop new content for Clean Sweep behind the scenes but we wanted to open up a bit more and share what is actually getting done. But first, you may be wondering, who is even making Clean Sweep? Well, let's introduce them!Meet the Lead DevsNelsonProducer, Programming Lead, Implementation Lead, Design Lead, QA Lead, Writer, Voice Actor, and more! (I'm writing this dev log!)Introduce yourself!Hello! My name is Nelson Pires Jr., a programmer bas…
- Clean Sweep Small Bugfix - 29 June 2025
Fixed:The prompt to start Mansion level 1 combat not reappearing after choosing to not start the combatMansion level 1 not allowing you to leave after completing combatIf you encounter more bugs, please report them in our discord server!
- Clean Sweep Demo Update! - 27 June 2025
Clean Sweep Demo Update is Live!Hey Sweepy Heads!We've been working hard to bring you new features and content for the Clean Sweep Demo! Here's a list of everything we've added!Leveling SystemMain Story Level 1Soap's First EventEnvironment InteractionsNew MusicA New QuestNew DialogueA Ton of Bug Fixesand more!Thank you to everyone who's played the game so far! We could not have done this without you. We hope that you enjoy the current and future Clean Sweep content!There is a known bug where after completing the first level of the Main Story, you can't exit the Dining Room. If you find yourself unable to exit after Beau gives the okay to leave, use the home button on your cellphone to return to the entrance of the mansion and continue with your day. We're working hard to fix this and any other bugs you may encounter!Make sure to join our Discord and follow us on our socials!
- Clean Sweep at PAX East! - 7 May 2025
Hello Sweepyheads! From Thursday to Sunday, Clean Sweep is going to be at PAX East! Stop by to get a taste of what's to come for the future of Clean Sweep! We're at booth 10032 on the left hand side of the expo floor showcasing with the WPI booth. We’ll be featured alongside other amazing games that are all worth checking out. We'd love to see you there! In other news, an update will be coming soon with new content, a ton of bug fixes, and a bunch of cleaning fun! We're very excited to share everything with you soon!
- Clean Sweep at the Clark Game Expo! - 18 April 2025
Hello Sweepyheads! This Saturday, April 19th, from 2-6pm EST, we're going to be at the IGDA Clark Game Expo! If you love Clean Sweep and want a chance to chat with the devs, please come by! We'd love to meet you! In other quick news, we still have a lot in store for you. Even with the release of our demo, we still plan on updating it and giving you a full look at our journey and goals. More information will be coming soon so keep an eye out. We're very excited to show you what's coming next!
