Desktop Cleaner 98

Desktop Cleaner 98 is a file-sorting game set in 1998, after lightning strikes a family’s PC. The files survive but end up in the wrong places, and you play as an IT professional tasked with putting them back. You navigate around 3,000 files in a deep, branching folder tree, with folders themed around the kinds of files they should contain, such as games, taxes and “homework.”

Sort through the files

The game lets you take as long as you need. Some files are easier to place than others, so sorting involves light detective work. Tools are buried among the files and can help you sort and file them; some items can go in the trash.

Themes and music

You can choose from three themes: Cleaner 98, Cleaner XP and iCleaner. A 90s-inspired liquid DnB soundtrack accompanies the sorting, and you can find music among the files to play on the media player and visualizer.

Game modes

The single-player main campaign challenges you to put away around 3,000 files. Each campaign is procedurally generated, so the file hunts differ between runs. An abridged Speedrun Time-Attack mode also includes a leaderboard.