This guide provides a detailed walkthrough for the Short Circuit Nightmare mission in Crime Scene Cleaner. Learn how to complete all objectives, collect evidence, clean up the scene, and finish the mission successfully.
Please note that this is based on the beta version, and can be subject to change…
Mission Details
“Smart home got hacked so hard that the family who lived in it started believing the place is haunted. Now they’re all dead.”
Body count: 5 – Location Size: 2
“Delve into Kovalsky’s deepest nightmares and uncover the darkest corners of his mind. Visit previous crime scenes in twisted versions of themselves.”
Key Mission Steps:
1 – Find 5 Bodies!
-> In the Living Room, Corridor, Meditation Zone, and Office.
2 – Collect 5 Evidence on the Ground Floor.
-> In the Bathroom, Living Room, and TV Room.
3 – Move 32 Furniture back to their places on the Ground Floor
-> In the Living Room and TV Room.
4 – Collect 8 Evidence on the First Floor
-> In the Corridor, Meditation Zone, Bedroom 2, Office, and Workshop.
5 – Move 10 Furniture back to their places on the First Floor
-> In the Corridor, Meditation Zone, Bedroom 2, Office, and Workshop.
6 – Find the Cassette/Disc Collectible!
8 – Pick up all the garbage and mop all the floors, walls, and ceilings. Then, pack all the garbage into the deposit area at the entrance.
-> More at the Crime Scene Cleaner Hub
Haunted Manor Overview
The quest commences at the entrance on the ground level of a home cloaked in darkness. Eerie background sounds hint at the haunting nature of this abode… To the right lies the bathroom, housing a faucet for filling the bucket.
The Ground Floor comprises the Bathroom, Living Room, TV Room, and a concealed crawl space tucked beneath the staircase.
The first floor features a corridor leading to Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, an office, and a hobby room.
Special for this Mission:
You can jump a bit higher!
Objectives on the Ground Floor:
– Collect 5 evidence
– Move the furniture back to its place (32)
– Wipe all the blood
– Get rid of the trash.
– Destroy robot vacuum.
Objectives on the First Floor
– Collect 8 evidence
– Get rid of the trash
– Move the furniture back to its place (10)
– Wipe all the blood
1 – Foyer
The foyer serves as a central hub, featuring a staircase leading to the first floor, a bathroom to the right, the TV room to the left, and double doors straight ahead that open into the Living Room. Notably, the Living Room is locked, though it can still be accessed through the TV room. Suspended from the ceiling, upside down, is the designated collection point for bodies and garbage bags.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
Folding Chair-> Workshop
2 – Bathroom
The bathroom glows with an unsettling blend of pink and blue light, casting an otherworldly hue across the scene. The bathtub is smeared with blood, a chilling centerpiece in the surreal setting. Objects hover weightlessly, drifting aimlessly before suddenly hurtling toward the ceiling upon impact. Amidst the chaos, a lone tap, intended for filling a cleaning bucket, remains still and silent, an unnerving contrast to the bizarre surroundings.
EVIDENCE
Smart Speaker – Within the laundry basket.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
Lamp -> TV Room
Wooden Sofa Chair -> Living Room
3 – Living Room
To reach the Living Room, you must pass through the TV Room, where a haunting scene awaits. At its center, two victims are suspended in time—one frozen mid-strike, wielding a longsword against the other. Adding to the eerie stillness, a robotic vacuum moves quietly in a relentless circular path through a pool of blood. Destroy the Robo Vacuum to progress.
BODIES 1 & 2
After collecting the Sword Evidence, the two victims will ascend to the ceiling, allowing you to retrieve them and transport them to the Foyer.
EVIDENCE
Sword – Between the two victims.
Smart Speaker – To the left of the kitchen and dinner table.
Dreamcatcher – On the Table by the window.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
Cabinet with drawers – First, the drawers and the doors, then move it into place.
2x Chair (Total 6) – Around the dinner table.
1 Chair is in the TV Room.
1 Chair is in the Corridor.
1 Chair is in Bedroom 2.
1 Chair is in the Workshop.
3x White Picture – Move into place.
Wooden Sofa – Slides into place.
4 Back Sofa Cushions (Total 5) – Back to the sofa.
2 Bottom Sofa Cushions (Total 5) – Back to sofa.
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion is in the Corridor.
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion in Bedroom 2.
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion is in the Meditation Zone.
1 Back Sofa Cushion is in the Office
Stool by the small desk – Inside the storage by the fridge.
Round Coffee Table is in the TV Room.
1x Wooden Sofa Chair is present.
1x Wooden Sofa Chair is in the Bathroom.
STORY ITEMS
Workshop Key – On the table by the window.
4 – TV Room
The TV Room is in complete chaos. Blank white paintings hang on the walls, while sofa cushions and other objects hover unnaturally in the air. Later, parts of the room will be disrupted once more, requiring additional cleaning.
EVIDENCE
Smart Speaker – In the corner of the room, near the TV.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
Lamp – Is in the Bathroom
6 Sofa Cushions – Back to the sofa.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
Chair -> Living Room
Round Coffee Table -> Living Room
5 – Corridor
From the corridor, you have access to Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, an Office, and a Workshop housing a water tank. Bedroom 1 (Meditation Zone) is locked and requires a key. Bedroom 2 is unlocked. The Office is unlocked, and the Workshop requires a Key.
EVIDENCE
Dreamcatcher – Hanging in one of the empty pictures.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
2x Picture – Slides into place.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
1 Chair -> Living Room
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion (near the cardboxes) -> Living Room
BODY 5 of 5 & EVIDENCE 8 of 8
After being in the Workshop, collecting Evidence 7 of 8, the secret room at the back of the corridor opened with Body 5 of 5 and Evidence 8 of 8.
6 – Meditation Zone (Bedroom 1)
The Meditation Room, also known as Bedroom 1 in the Standard Mission, is located just across the staircase and is filled with cardboard boxes. Access to this room requires a key, which can be found in Bedroom 2.
BODY 3 of 5
Inside, a victim sits in quiet meditation, hovering above the bed.
EVIDENCE
Smart Speaker – It’s located to the right of the door, near the cardboard boxes.
Crucifix – Is hovering in front of the victim.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
1 Desk Lamp – Is in the Office
1 Desk Lamp – In the Workshop
Desk Chair – Is in the Office.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
1 Comfy Chair -> Office
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion -> Living Room
7 – Bedroom 2
The second bedroom is mostly neat, aside from a few bloodstains near the entrance and scattered bloody handprints throughout the space.
EVIDENCE
Smart Speaker – On the floor by the drawer unit.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
Desk Lamp – Is in the Living Room.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
1 Chair -> Living Room
1 Bottom Sofa Cushion -> Living Room
STORY ITEMS
Meditation Zone Key – On the desk.
8 – Office
The third room is a spacious office, where a motionless figure sits slumped in a chair, a shotgun suspended in front of them, implying it was just fired.
BODY 4 of 5
Sitting in the chair behind the shotgun.
EVIDENCE
Shotgun – Hovering in front of the victim.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
Black Sofa Chair – Slides into place.
1 Comfy Chair – In the Meditation Zone.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
1 Desk Chair -> Meditation Zone
1 Back Sofa Cushion -> Living Room
1 Desk Lamp -> Meditation Zone
CASSETTE/DISK – MALACHITE
Open the window and climb out onto the balcony. From there, you’ll spot the box containing the Cassette/Disk on one of the nearby floating rocks, next to an astronaut (refer to screenshot 1). Carefully jump across the islands to reach it. If you fall, you’ll be reset to the Foyer and need to try again.
9 – Workshop
The Workshop is located at the end of the corridor and can only be accessed with a key, which is available in the Living Room.
EVIDENCE
Smart Speaker – On the floor below the workbench.
Dreamcatcher – On the workbench.
FURNITURE TO PLACE
Folding Chair (present) – Back to the round table.
Folding Chair 2 – Is in the Foyer.
FURNITURE FOR ANOTHER ROOM
1 Chair -> Living Room
1 Desk Lamp (inside the locker) -> Meditation Zone
Use this walkthrough to clean thoroughly and complete the Short Circuit Nightmare mission in Crime Scene Cleaner. Follow the steps to gather evidence, organize items, and achieve mission success.
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Crime Scene Cleaner
Release: August 14, 2024
Developer: President Studio
Publisher: President Studio, Playway S.A.
Crime Scene Cleaner is available on Steam