Viscera Cleanup Detail is creative, but it is also a podcast game as far as I can tell. It gave my hands something to do for 2 hours while I went through a backlog of videos I hadn't set aside the time to listen to yet. The almost immersive-sim like elements are great, I just wish I was given some extrinsic motivation to play the game more. I am probably not gonna play this game again, but I respect it and I respect the creativity that went into designing a gameplay loop for a new genre.
viscera cleanup detail is fun and definitely works as a hanging with friends game, which is really all i ask of it. i do have some gripes with it, largely being that the cleaning mechanics themselves arent super engaging for me. this isnt because of a lack of difficulty, or anything else, it's something weird about my brain. i play it and i keep thinking i could be doing the mediocre cleaning setup in house flipper instead. this rating is my fault not the games.