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Work night shifts as a werewolf janitor. What could go wrong?

Life’s tricky for a werewolf custodian. In the darkly funny stealth game The WereCleaner, you work after-hours at a busy office hosing down ink spills, vacuuming up litter, and trying to avoid eating everyone. Can you get through a week of late shifts without losing your paycheck or scarfing down all your coworkers?

What we love: The grim humor. Between an increasingly unhinged security guard and a forklift accident in the warehouse, things are definitely not OK at Howlin’ Hugs headquarters—and the story only gets wilder as you go.

Clean up on floor 5! Just be sure to finish before an unappreciative coworker spots you.

Quick tip: Fling trash balls to lure employees away from you, or slap critter traps on their heads to keep them from seeing you. If you’re spotted, move fast: You’ve got a brief moment to break line of sight and avoid detection.

Meet the creator: Students of the University of Southern California’s game-design program—including WereCleaner lead producer Charlie Heatherly—make all sorts of innovative indie titles. USC Games is also where the founders of thatgamecompany (known for Journey and Sky: Children of the Light) got their start.