Is Clean the Moon the same game as Moon Sweepers?
Yes. Moon Sweepers is the Steam title (app 5335510). This wiki uses Clean the Moon because that is how many players search.
Clean the Moon Beginner Guide
Moon Sweepers guide for Clean the Moon: toothbrush, depot, first shipment, then Unverified player recaps for flags and early brooms. Patch 1.0.4. Windows Steam.
Flags, G-grid, Household Broom, first empty.
~8 min read
At A Glance
This Moon Sweepers guide is the first-hour walkthrough for Steam Clean the Moon (official listing Moon Sweepers, DragDrop Games, app 5335510). Official loop: toothbrush, lunar dust, depot, shipment, then better tools and capacity. Verified October 27, 2026 against Patch 1.0.4 · October 25, 2026 · Steam app 5335510. Steam.
Players search Clean the Moon. The store title is Moon Sweepers. This is not Project Moon, not *Space Sweepers*, and not the Roblox experience *Clean the Moon!*.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Steam title | Moon Sweepers |
| Search name | Clean the Moon |
| Developer | DragDrop Games |
| App | 5335510 |
| Platform | Windows · Steam only |
| Mode | Solo or online co-op up to 16 players |
| Start tool | Toothbrush (official store copy) |
| Stations | Cardinal hub names (North/East/West/South) — Unverified recap |
| Grid | G — Unverified player report for sector scan |
| Manual / lamp | H / N — Unverified recaps; confirm in keybinds |
| Patch | Patch 1.0.4 · October 25, 2026 · Steam app 5335510 |
| Last checked | October 27, 2026 |
What should I do in the first hour of Moon Sweepers?
Official copy for this Moon Sweepers guide: start with the toothbrush, fill it, dump at a depot, ship, then buy a better tool. Some player recaps skip the worst toothbrush minutes by looting nearby country flags first — dollars, distances, and “right of Earth” routes stay Unverified. Do not 100% a hex before you own width.
- Do01Take the toothbrush from the supply wall so you can dump dust later
- Do02Leave North; HUD home arrow stays on screen
- Do03Hold E on every flag inside a short walk of spawn
- Do04Return when you have enough for Household Broom (recaps treat ~$100–$300 as the first shop window)
- Do05Buy in supply-wall order — later tools stay locked until prior rows are owned
- Do06Open the Upgrade Matrix and raise the broom container before you go back out
- Do07Sweep lanes along hex edges, empty at the station, then ship
- Do08Bookmark discord.gg/5ATRkXkAAe for patch notes after 1.0.4
Flags beat the toothbrush
One recap called a nearby flag $200. Another walked a half-circle of three flags and treated $300 as enough for Wide Broom plus container upgrades. Treat dollar amounts as Unverified until your HUD matches — flags are still the fastest legal cash before a broom exists. Detail: how to make money.
Four stations, one spawn
Player recaps name North, East, West, South hubs. Treat those labels as Unverified. Get far enough and another station may ping on the HUD. Recaps also mention a map teleport after a visit (one priced that hop at $50 — Unverified). Do not spend travel cash until a broom is emptying on its own.
Once you can find North again, the next skill is reading a hex instead of guessing it is clean.
How do I scan sectors and find home?
Clean the Moon splits the surface into honeycombs. Players search “how to show sector borders” because a hex can look empty while a scan still says dirty. Recaps use G for the grid (Unverified) and M for a survey / moon view. Confirm both in your key list.
| Control | What it does | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| G | Hex grid, edges, cleanliness (Unverified recap) | Before you leave a sector or place a building |
| M | Survey camera, then global moon view (Unverified recap) | Planning a depot or vacuum zone |
| H | In-game help / manual (Unverified recap) | Once, then when a machine name is new |
| Tab | Stats | Checking cash before a supply-wall click |
| F5 | Hide UI | Screenshots — not gameplay |
| Home arrow | Points back to the active station | After flag runs |
Bulk, not every speck
You do not need every grain. Recaps say take the bulk, lane back and forth, and let the region bonus fire when the hex actually completes. Completing a region pays a small cash award on top of the dust you empty. Exact kg-per-hex (~30 kg in one recap) stays Unverified.
Dust blocks pads
If a conveyor or ramp will not place, clear the dust on that pad first. That is a first-hour trap, not a late-factory problem. Next you spend the flag stash — order matters more than the dollar amount.
What should I buy first on the supply wall?
The supply wall is sequential. Recaps that start with $100 buy Household Broom, then the hammer (building), then a tool-belt slot, then equip the broom and raise its container on the Upgrade Matrix (example: 3 kg → 6 kg — Unverified). A richer flag run skips to Wide Broom and spends leftover cash on container plus cleaning width.
| Purchase | Why | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Household Broom | Leaves the toothbrush; first real swath | First shop click after flags |
| Hammer | Unlocks conveyors, packager pads, later factory pieces | Right after the broom |
| Tool-belt slot | Carry more than one tool | Same visit if cash remains |
| Wide Broom | Next width rung; Extra Wide can wait | When flags pay more than $100 |
| Container upgrade | Fewer empty-trips | Same session as the broom |
| Cleaning-width upgrade | Fewer passes per hex | After container |
| Vehicles | Garage tab — not a first-hour buy | After walk tax hurts |
| J.O.O.N.A.S. | End-game autonomous sweeper | After a factory exists |
Economy is a money upgrade
One upgrade recap called Economy the early matrix priority because region bonuses can climb (example $40 per region — Unverified) and shipment pay scales. That is a second-hour click, not a toothbrush click. You still need a broom that can fill. Next: how to actually sweep so the first empty pays.
Then turn dust into cash
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How do I sweep a hex and empty the broom?
Work the hex edge lines first, then lane back and forth. When the container is full, walk into the station and empty — recaps show an indoor dump, not a mystery key. Storage is not pay. You still launch a shipment (or sell through a chute once belts exist).
Do not finish the Moon on a toothbrush
A long stream that tried to draw pictures in dust with the starter tool also showed the dump: toothbrush full → deposit → tiny cash. Straight-line collection beats trying to 100% a hex before you own width. Clean the Moon is an incremental job. The Moon is the campaign, not the first-hour map.
Empty vehicles at the garage chute
Handheld tools empty indoors. Rovers pull onto the garage so the hopper dumps into a chute you can belt toward a seller. Mixing those two dumps is how beginners think the rover “ate” dust. When walking the chute is the tax, read depot before you stamp a second building you cannot move.
What keys should I learn before vehicles?
This Moon Sweepers guide only needs a handful of binds in hour one. The table below is a player recap — Unverified until it matches your key list. Vehicle binds wait until the garage is funded.
| Key | Action | Unlock note |
|---|---|---|
| E | Untangle flags; interact | Start |
| G | Sector grid | Start |
| H | In-game help (recap) | Start — Unverified |
| N | Helmet lamp; night vision if owned and it is night | Lamp / NV on supply wall |
| M | Survey / moon camera | Start |
| F | Enter / exit vehicle | After a garage buy |
| Shift | Rover boost | Vehicle |
| C | Cruise control | Unlock on the vehicle |
| L | Vehicle lights | Vehicle |
| Scroll | Suction eco → normal → high → max → full | After suction-control upgrade |
| B | Earth-gravity boots on/off | Gravity boots purchase |
| Space | Jetpack charges (recharge on ground) | Jetpack purchase |
Suction is a scroll, not a toggle
A upgraded hopper still crawls if suction sits on Full. Eco/Normal for travel, higher tiers for actual cleaning. Garage recall only returns your vehicles, not a teammate’s. Full vehicle notes: cleaning tools.
What mistakes waste the toothbrush hour?
Scan this table before you place anything. It is the executable middle of this Moon Sweepers guide — situation to action, not another loop recap.
| Mistake | Fix |
|---|---|
| Sweeping spawn with the toothbrush for an hour | Flag run, then Household Broom |
| Buying Extra Wide before container | Unlock in order; upgrade kg first |
| Leaving a hex without G | Toggle grid; finish bulk, not every speck |
| Dumping and never shipping | Empty is storage; shipment is pay |
| Placing a depot in a pretty crater far from dust | Buildings do not move — depot |
| Each co-op friend buying the same broom | Matrix is shared after 1.0.3 |
| Factory belts in hour one | Hammer + packager wait until walking hurts — packager |
| Night-vision at noon | N is a lamp until it is actually night |
| Assuming PS5 friends can join | Windows Steam only — platforms |
| Money editors / trainers | Not covered. Use flags, dust, shipments |
One habit that fixes most of them
Before you spend, look at the supply wall and ask whether the click shortens a walk or a stroke. If it does neither, keep the cash. After the first paid shipment, the natural next page is the money order — flags, broom kg, then region bonuses.
What next
Next: turn flag cash and the first dump into a real wallet on how to make money.
FAQ
How do I show sector borders?
Players report G for a hex-grid scan of the sector, its edges, and cleanliness. Unverified bind — confirm in your key list.
What is the first thing to buy?
After flags, Household Broom, then hammer, then container on the Upgrade Matrix. Exact prices stay Unverified.
How do I empty the broom?
Return to the station and use the indoor empty / deposit prompt. Vehicles dump at the garage chute instead.
Are there four bases?
Recaps name North, East, West, and South. You start North. Teleport from the moon map after you have visited a station.
Is this a Roblox game with codes?
No. Windows Steam only. There is no redeem-codes page. Roblox Clean the Moon! is a different product.
Does co-op share upgrades?
Patch 1.0.3 shares cash and Upgrade Matrix rows. Supply-wall jetpack / lamp stays personal. See the co-op page.
Last verified?
October 27, 2026
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