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Sludge Department

A murky point-and-click puzzle game where a straightforward repair job gets stranger the deeper you go. Solve 2D and 3D puzzles, meet weird characters, and figure out what is happening below the sludge.

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Developer
Simon Juhl
Publisher
Lunch Money Games
Release
June 23, 2026
40 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive27 reviews100.0%

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About the Game

You have been given the task of fixing a strange water treatment plant in a remote swampy area. As an engineer, you soon discover that things are not quite right. The deeper the water gets, the stranger the people become.

Slosh into a point-and-click adventure where logic gets clogged in the pipes and mud mud gets on your boots.

Sludge Department is a point & click puzzle game, with 2D as well as 3D puzzles. Through the game you will encounter mysterious and strange characters, and discover the story of the broken water treatment plant, owned by Helix Water Solutions.

  • Puzzles

  • Sludge

  • Strange characters

  • Clean water

  • Dirty water

  • Vending machines

  • More sludge

  • Great food

  • Rats

  • Weird things

The game can be played with mouse only, but keyboard kan be used as a supplement.

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