Cleaner Company Tier List Hub
Upgrade priorities for Star Wipers who want cleaner rooms and fewer wipeouts.
The Tier List Hub ranks what to invest in first while you climb Cleaner Company’s orbital maintenance ladder. Wildflame Studio and Mythwright’s sci-fi co-op cleaner is headed to Steam and Epic in 2026, with a live Flying Canteen demo and prior playtest sites that already teach how tool choice changes a contract. Rankings here are practical priority lists—not esports gospel—and they assume the published fantasy of mops, cosmic vacuums, trash grinders, powerwashers, weapons, and earnings-funded upgrades.
Start with the detailed Equipment Tier List, then cross-check tool roles on Cleaning Equipment and habits on Controls. When patches shuffle balance, we will refresh this hub and call out changes in Release News.
What we rank (and what we do not)
We rank: early upgrade value, co-op role flexibility, solo reliability, stubborn-stain answers, and survival value when Parasites, Slimes, or Screamers are enabled.
We do not invent: hidden percentage buffs, unpublished damage tables, or guaranteed meta that Mythwright has not shipped. If Steam or patch notes contradict a tier note, trust the patch and send us back to the mop closet.
Monsters remain optional via difficulty. Tier commentary always notes whether a pick assumes threats on or off.
Current lists
- Equipment Tier List — S through C style priorities for mop, vacuum, grinders, powerwashers, weapons, and supporting upgrades (health, damage, speed) during demo and pre-launch play.
More specialized lists (per-location, pure solo meditation cleans, chaos four-stacks) can split out later. Until then, one strong equipment page beats five stub pages.
How to use tiers in a real lobby
- Read the Equipment Tier List criteria section first.
- Pick a primary clean tool that matches your site’s mess mix (liquids vs solids).
- Grab one stubborn-stain answer and one solid-waste answer.
- If threats are on, keep a weapon upgrade from falling off the board.
- Spend leftover earnings on health/speed only after tools stop feeling like the bottleneck.
Crews should assign roles using the Co-op Guide so four players do not all dump money into identical mops. Solo cleaners should favor flexible mid-tier tools over hyper-specialized toys.
Relationship to guides and tools
Tier lists answer “what first?” Guides answer “how?” Tools pages answer “what is this?” Keep them linked:
- Tools Hub and Cleaning Equipment
- Guides Hub, Getting Started, Demo Walkthrough
- Survive Threats when combat value spikes
- Demo & Playtest for location context
- Wiki Overview for the full map
Ranking philosophy for a physics cleaner
A tool that finishes rooms faster without creating new mess outranks a flashy weapon you never need on calm difficulty. Conversely, on horror nights, a modest weapon that prevents a full wipe saves more time than a 5% mop polish. Physics is the silent S-tier tax: anything that reduces splashback and rework climbs the list even if it looks boring on a trailer thumbnail.
Earnings are finite in a session. Treat tiers as a shopping order for the Star Wipers shop, not a moral judgment on playstyles. Chaos lobbies that gamble payouts for laughs are valid—just know you are opting out of efficient tiers on purpose.
Stay updated
Wishlist the game, play the Flying Canteen demo, and watch the Updates Hub plus official channels on the Links Hub. When the 2026 launch expands the kit list, this hub will link every new ranked page from one place.
Grab a hazmat suit, open the Equipment Tier List, and spend like a professional orbital janitor—not like someone who bought four flamethrowers and zero buckets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for Star Wipers before the next contract.
Is this tier list official?
No. It is a community wiki priority guide based on published tool fantasy and demo/playtest experience. Patch notes always override outdated ranks.
Do tiers assume monsters are on?
We call out both modes. Calm difficulty favors pure cleaning upgrades; threat-on lobbies raise weapon and survivability value. See Equipment Tier List.
Should co-op players mirror the same tier picks?
No. Specialize—mop, vacuum/grinder, washer, overwatch—so the crew covers liquids, solids, stubborn stains, and threats without redundant shopping.
Where should beginners start?
Read Getting Started, then the Equipment Tier List, then practice on the Flying Canteen via Demo & Playtest.