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Rug cleaning simulator is cozy, relaxing first person simulator about running small rug cleaning business.

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Steam Next Fest Summary & Thank You!

Mar 11

Thank You for the Feedback

Your posts on the discussion board, comments, and bug reports were incredibly helpful.

During the demo release and throughout Steam Next Fest I tried to fix problems as quickly as possible whenever they appeared. Until players got their hands on the demo, I honestly had no idea how many things were broken or needed improvement.

Working on this project solo and mostly during nights in my free time makes it difficult to catch every issue beforehand. Your feedback helped reveal problems I would never have discovered on my own.

So seriously — thank you for helping make the game better.

Steam Next Fest Numbers

Here are some stats from the event:

1,294 Total Players
139 Played & Wishlisted
877 Total Gained Wishlists

Not going to lie — I was hoping for higher wishlist gains during Next Fest.

But considering the technical issues and rough edges the demo had, I’m honestly really happy that the results are still positive in many ways.Here are some fun numbers from the demo:

Rugs cleaned: 7,026 ːsteamhappyː
Perfect cleans: 21
Good cleans: 5,923
Poor cleans: 806
Clients served: 7,093
Money earned: 47,172

Honestly… these numbers are beyond my imagination.

Over 7,000 rugs cleaned since the demo launched.
That’s something I never expected to see.

The Community (Biggest Surprise)

The biggest outcome for me wasn’t the numbers — it was the community.

Before Next Fest I had no idea if anyone would care about the game.

But even with the demo’s problems, there were players who were extremely engaged:

posting bug reports on the discussion board
sharing ideas and suggestions
competing on the leaderboards
returning to play more

Yes, I'm talking about you. 🙂

Seeing that kind of engagement is incredibly motivating and made me realize that building a community around the game is something I want to focus on much more.

Discord server

Because of that, I’m opening a Discord server for the game.

If you want to:

share ideas
report issues
discuss updates
help shape the game

please join here:

https://discord.gg/nnx7KKXc

I’d love to be closer to players and develop the game together with the community.

What's Next?

For now, I’m closing the demo temporarily.

I want to focus on improvements based on all the feedback and continue optimizing the game.

Before the full release, I will most likely release a Demo V2 with major improvements.

Planned Fixes & Improvements

Here are some things already on my list:

Gameplay

Fully skippable rug replay after cleaning (with option to disable permanently)
Endless mode without the shop closing at 6PM (manual end of day)
Free control of the cleaning tool instead of fixed cleaning screen
Improved locomotion and control system
Adjustable motion blur and sensitivity

Visual Improvements

Better cleaning VFX (water, foam, dirt, dirty water, etc.)
Clearer visual difference between wet and dry rugs
Rugs behaving more like fabric instead of rigid surfaces

Bug Fixes

Cleaning showing 99% instead of 100%
UI buttons not always working (dice button, sliders, etc.)
Shop door collision improvements
Interaction with clients sometimes failing
Rare camera bug when continuing cleaning next day
Rugs clipping into walls or disappearing

Performance

Fix freezing and lag when starting the game for the first time
Additional optimization to support more PCs and devices

Quality of Life

Accessibility settings tab
Wider office space
Scrubber effect width redesign

Full Game

The full game will also expand with new content:

More rug shapes and types
More unique clients (aiming to avoid duplicate NPCs)
Multiple leagues with progression
Better tools and more demanding clients
Random items hidden in rugs (money, trash, branches, etc.)

Share Your Ideas

If you have suggestions or ideas, please share them here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2710530/discussions/0/767437998196431333/

or on Discord Server

Your feedback during Next Fest proved that player input can significantly improve the game, so I’m always happy to hear your thoughts.

Thank you again for playing the demo and supporting the project.

This is just the beginning. 🚀

Rug Cleaning Simulator

Horrible...

Framerate is about 10 when you finally get to working on a rug. And yes, my computer is more up to date (i7, 16gb ram, 8gb dedicated video)...

MisterGamerGuy

Feb 24 @ 7:47pm

General Discussions

Performance Fix - Stuttering During Cleaning Resolved! 🧹

Feb 21

Hey everyone!

Since the demo release on February 6th, I've already pushed out 15 patches — and that's largely thanks to all of you sharing your feedback and bug reports on the Steam discussion board. Seriously, thank you so much. 🙏

The Big One: Cleaning Performance Fix

The most common complaint — and the biggest source of negative reviews — was the severe stuttering and lag while cleaning rugs. This one was particularly tricky for me because I simply couldn't reproduce it. The game ran perfectly fine on my PC and my Steam Deck. Friends who helped me test? No issues either. It only seemed to affect new players.

I spent the last 10+ hours laser-focused on tracking this down. After rewriting parts of the cleaning mechanism back and forth, I finally managed to reproduce it on my own machine — and found the culprit.

What was happening:

The stuttering only affected new players who hadn't yet unlocked tool-usage achievements. Because the save system uses encryption, the save process is more expensive than a simple file write. Players without those achievements were getting caught in a loop of:

Check if achievement is unlocked → trigger save → encrypt save data

...all happening too many times within a single frame's render window. Essentially a chain reaction that tanked performance right when you were trying to clean.

What's fixed in this patch:

✅ Resolved the achievement-check save loop causing stuttering during cleaning
✅ Added shader preloading on first launch — this should make the overall gameplay experience noticeably smoother from the start

I really hope this fixes things for those of you who were struggling with performance. If you're still experiencing issues, please don't hesitate to let me know in the discussions — your reports are what make these fixes possible!

Happy cleaning! 🧽

Rug Cleaning Simulator

DEMO IS OUT!

Feb 20

The demo actually went live a few days ago, but I held off on announcing it while I worked through the issues players reported. It’s been an intense few days—I’ve already shipped more than 10 patches to improve stability and fix bugs. I’ve also spent a lot of time optimizing performance, so I hope the game now runs smoothly on both PC and Steam Deck.

Rug Cleaning Simulator Demo is now playable with the full core cleaning loop and progression systems. Start from your first client, clean rugs with all 3 core tools (Water Gun, Scrubber, Extractor), earn money and XP, unlock upgrades, and climb from Newcomer to Professional. The demo includes guided quests, rare rug encounters, league progression, achievements, and a full demo-end summary screen with your personal stats—then lets you keep playing with no hard time limit.

Feature Highlights

1.5–2+ hours of guided progression (and unlimited freeplay after milestone)
5 playable demo quests: tutorial, upgrades, league promotion, rare rug objective, and demo milestone
Core tool workflow: wet, scrub, extract, dry
Progression systems: XP/levels, league points, promotions, and achievement unlocks
Economy loop: earn money, buy early tool upgrades (Tier 1–3)
Content variety: common + rare rugs (ultra-rare locked for full game)
Level cap 10, league cap Professional
Tool tiers capped at 3
Ultra-rare rugs and later quests reserved for full release

Summary of What Was Done in recent patches

Optimalisation:

Visibility ranges (15m / 35m / 80m tiers) — small objects disappear at 15m
SubViewport freeze — main menu 3D background freezes after 3s, drops to ~548 draws
Shadow culling — meshes with AABB volume < 8m³ have shadows disabled
Directional shadow distance capped at 60m (was 120m)
Runtime MultiMesh batching — duplicate meshes consolidated
Physics culling — collision layers zeroed for bodies > 40m from camera
Preloading all assets before game scene starts
Resizing Mask maps to reduce textures send to GPU

Bug fixes:

New Game modal hidden under menu FIX
AMD Drivers and Vulkan Shaders FIX
Tool upgrade UI/UX adjustement
Mouse clicking on trait cards
Mouse not fully interactive in PlayerMenu

New features:

Display basic game controls in bottom right part of screen
Implemented Cleaning Score that appears at end of day summary
Leaderboard mechanics
Added new way of steering cleaning tools
Display amount of money at Tool Screen
Option to speed up Rug Cleaning Replay, Day Summary, Rug Summary
Add hints to sub quests
Add visual water drops from wet rugs drying on drying rack
If you run into any bugs or issues, please report them on the Steam Discussion Board: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2710530/discussions/.
I’m actively fixing reports, and your feedback helps a ton.
If you’re enjoying the demo, an honest Steam review is greatly appreciated—this is only the beginning.

Rug Cleaning Simulator

[BUGS] Bug Reporting Thread

Thanks for helping improve the game! If you encounter a bug or technical issue, please include the following information so we can investigate it properly: 1. What happened? (Describe the issue as clearly as possible) 2. How can we recreate it? (What were you doing before it happened? Step-by-step if possible) 3. Expected result (What did you expect to happen instead?) 4. Additional information – System specs (OS, GPU, CPU, RAM) – Game version / build – Screenshots or videos (if available) Every rep...

Monte de shot

Feb 23 @ 12:24am

General Discussions

Great potential! [feedback]

i so rarely play full demos anymore, especially with sim games, but i did with this one!! there's a great foundation here and i'm the demographic. overall i really enjoyed what there was of the gameplay loop so far, and the majority of my feedback is accessibility related. the cleaning controls took me a moment to adjust to, my brain didn't like using the keys for both the movement and camera, and while i did eventually adjust to that, my WASD fingers did start to get tired and a bit sore after a while, s...