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📢 Monster Mop Up Multiplayer Demo Now Available!

[h2]Hey there custodians![/h2]

We've got something exciting for you - Monster Mop Up now has a brand new demo! We were so pleased with the playtest that we are now bringing MULTIPLAYER support to the demo! Team up with up to 5 friends to clean up all evidence of the Ragamuffins together!

[h3]Playable Levels[/h3]
  • They Make Games
  • Two Against The World
  • The Collector
  • Yellow Snow Hotel

Download the demo now and let us know what you think. We're listening to your feedback to ensure the best possible experience, so be sure to drop your thoughts either on the Steam forums or in our Discord!

Bring a friend to the new Monster Mop Up playtest!

[h3]Hey there Custodians![/h3]

🧹 We're rolling out a new Monster Mop Up playtest! You can now play all the levels from the Next Fest demo in multiplayer with lobbies of up to 6 players! We're also trialling a rejoin feature, allowing players to join or leave their friends' lobbies that are already in progress.

🐛 As always, any ⁠feedback or bug reports on the playtest are incredibly helpful for us as we draw ever closer to launch! You can join the Discord and share your thought with the team as well as other players, or maybe even find some pals to play with!

🪙 We still have a Bug Bounty going on in the Discord on for a chance to win a free key when the game launches, so get bug hunting!

Grab your friends, get mopping and maybe even put a bucket on someone's head!

Mop Mop Up joins Steam Next Fest!

Hello Custodians!

Great news - Monster Mop Up is officially part of the Steam Next Fest running from 24th February to 3rd March! Get ready to rescue those adorable, scared little Ragamuffins from the human world while making sure no one ever knows of their existence!

[h2]🧹 Here's what's new in the Next Fest Demo:[/h2]
[h3]Playable Levels[/h3]
  • Custodian Exam: learn about the Ministry and your cleaning tasks in this tutorial.
  • They Make Games: clean the game dev offices in this brand new level!
  • Two Against The World: home to two musicians... and now two chaos-causing Ragamuffins.
  • The Collector: another brand new level, in which you must take on three different mess types with different properties.
  • Yellow Snow Hotel: previously only accessible to content creators, the hotel is now open for everyone to enjoy!

This cleanup adventure is unlike anything you've played before! The team has put our hearts into creating this game, and we can't wait to see what you think.

[h2]🖥️ Yogscast Stream Alert![/h2]

Mark your calendars! The Yogscast crew will be streaming Monster Mop Up on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00 GMT! Tune in to catch all the chaos!

[h2] 🎁Competition Time??[/h2]

In case you'd like to try your chance at getting a copy of Monster Mop Up on launch, why not show us how much you know about the game by participating in our quiz competition!

Jump in during Next Fest, give the demo a try, and share your thoughts. Every bit of feedback helps us to shape a better game!

Happy cleaning, and we'll see you at Next Fest!

🎉 Chinese New Year Sneak Peek: A Clean Sweep Coming Soon! 🏮

[h2]Greetings, Future Custodians![/h2]

As we celebrate the Year of the Snake, we're excited to give you a glimpse of the cleaning adventures ahead in Monster Mop Up! We're excited to announce the Monster Mop Up is a part of the Chinese New Year event this year as well, running from January 27 until February 10.

While we're still preparing to make everything spotless for launch, you can get your hands dirty by joining our playtest, running now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451310/Monster_Mop_Up/

With full Chinese language support incoming and the ability to tackle these critters' messes solo or with up to 5 friends, it's the perfect time to test your cleaning capabilities.

Try the demo and stay tuned for more cleaning chaos! Happy Chinese New Year and may the Year of the Snake bring you lots of luck and happiness! 🧹 🐍 ✨

Christmas Is Early, New Playtest Is Here!

[h2]Hello Custodians![/h2]

The Monster Mop Up playtest is back for the festive period with two never-seen-before levels!

In Luna, you'll be cleaning up the human home of one of the Ministry's own board members.
Two Against The World brings some explosive purple problems to the mix!

The playtest also comes with a range of new polish and bug fixes that you can peep below!

Will you take on this challenge by yourself, or join a clean-up crew with up to 5 friends in multiplayer mode?

Join the playtest on Steam and get mopping!

[h2]Changes since the November Playtest[/h2]

[h3]🏠Levels[/h3]
  • New level Luna now playable
  • New level Two Against The World now playable
  • Previous playtestable levels now locked


[h3]🧼 Gameplay & Polish[/h3]
  • Server optimisations
  • UI improvements (issues discovered with vendors)
  • Added controller support for multiplayer
  • Tweaked Ragamuffin awareness behaviour
  • Pickup distance increased, as we noticed players struggling to pick up small items on the floor
  • Selected missions are now highlighted on the client side
  • Added localisation for Traditional and Simplified Chinese


[h3]🐛 Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed Monsterpedia causing the game to be unplayable once demo is complete
  • Fixed issues with water bucket spawning
  • Fixed issue with poops never de-activating
  • Fixed an issue with an asset in the game being able to heard from any distance
  • Fixed an issue with the hoover randomly causing a client to drop in certain situations