Mind Control Games released Cash Cleaner Simulator on 8 May 2025 through Forklift Interactive. Dirty cash arrives in bags, boxes and mattresses, and your job is to check it, wash it, dry it, count it, box it and ship it back to your handlers. Jobs, tool orders and an AR placement mode all run through a darknet phone, and payment comes back in cryptocurrency.
This walkthrough takes you from your first session to endgame content. Each phase has specific goals, priorities, and milestones. New to the game? Start with our beginner's guide first.
Quick Progression Summary
| Phase | Area | Focus | Build | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Start | Intake Area | Physics driven cash piles basics | Cleaner | 1-2 hours |
| 2. Early | Washing Station | UV lamp counterfeit detection mastery | Cleaner | 3-5 hours |
| 3. Mid | Drying Station | Wash and dry cleaning line + gear | Inspector or Cleaner | 5-10 hours |
| 4. Late | Counting Bench | Build optimization | Inspector | 5-10 hours |
| 5. Endgame | Shipping Conveyor | Min-max | Inspector or Packer | Ongoing |
See our maps guide for detailed area breakdowns.
Phase 1: Getting Started (Intake Area)
Where deliveries land in bags, boxes and mattresses, sometimes alongside gold and antiques. Prepackaged bricks need cutting open with the Stylish Steel Knife before anything else can happen to them.
Level/Difficulty: Every job starts here Key Rewards: Contract contents, the occasional hidden item worth scanning for
What to Do in Intake Area
- Learn Physics driven cash piles. Every banknote is a simulated physical object, so a dropped bundle scatters across the floor and stays exactly where it landed. Spend your first session getting comfortable with this.
- Pick Cleaner as your starting build. See our builds guide for why.
- Sweep every incoming batch with the UV lamp before it touches the washer. A washer cycle spent on counterfeits is time you never get back, and neither counterfeits nor marked bills can be cleaned at all.
- Acquire your first equipment upgrade: Washing Machine or whatever's available.
- Clear all main content before moving on.
Phase 1 Checklist
- Understand Physics driven cash piles fundamentals
- Cleaner selected and functional
- Intake Area main content cleared
- Ready for Washing Station
Phase 2: Early Game (Washing Station)
The washer and its immediate bench space. Batch size is limited, so this is normally the first station you duplicate once cryptocurrency allows it.
Level/Difficulty: Early game onward Key Rewards: Clean notes, the throughput bottleneck that gates job volume
What to Do in Washing Station
- Work on UV lamp counterfeit detection. Holding a stack near the UV lamp and pressing Shift reveals security markings: genuine notes glow with blue marks, counterfeits stay blank with no broken line down the middle, and marked bills show a large red cross. This system becomes critical from here on.
- Farm for Washing Machine if you haven't already. It's the key upgrade for this phase.
- A large red cross means the bill is marked and a completely blank note with no broken line down the middle means it is counterfeit. Both go in the reject pile, not the machine.
- Complete all objectives before pushing to Drying Station.
- Consider whether Inspector might suit your playstyle better than Cleaner.
Phase 2 Checklist
- UV lamp counterfeit detection integrated into gameplay
- Washing Machine acquired
- Washing Station fully cleared
- Ready for Drying Station
Phase 3: Mid Game (Drying Station)
Directly downstream from the washer and non negotiable, since wet money cannot proceed. Placing it adjacent to the washer removes the longest walk in the workflow.
Level/Difficulty: Early game onward Key Rewards: Countable dry notes, shorter cycle times when placed correctly
What to Do in Drying Station
- Master Wash and dry cleaning line. Soiled notes go into the washing machine and then straight into the dryer, because wet money cannot be counted or packed. This unlocks a new layer of gameplay.
- Start working toward UV Lamp. It's the best equipment and becomes accessible around now.
- Ink stains and dirt are different problems. Dirt washes out, ink does not, and the Ink Sponge is the only tool that deals with it.
- This area is the main skill check. If you can clear it, you're ready for late game.
- Start investing in Darknet phone job board for the tactical depth you'll need going forward.
Phase 3 Checklist
- Wash and dry cleaning line mastered
- UV Lamp acquired or in progress
- Drying Station fully cleared
- Ready for Counting Bench
Phase 4: Late Game (Counting Bench)
Where the counter and UV lamp live. Keeping one denomination per stack matters because the counter handles up to 100 bills at a time, so mixed stacks produce confusing totals.
Level/Difficulty: Mid game onward Key Rewards: Verified totals, counterfeit rejection on the L and XXL counters
What to Do in Counting Bench
- Finalize your build. You should be running Inspector or Cleaner with optimized gear.
- UV Lamp should be your primary. If you don't have it yet, prioritize getting it.
- Dry every washed batch before you try to count it. Wet notes cannot be counted or packed, and forgetting this is the single most common workflow stall.
- Crypto funded equipment upgrades optimization starts here. Small improvements compound into massive advantages.
- Farm this area for the resources needed to push into Shipping Conveyor.
Phase 4 Checklist
- Build fully optimized
- UV Lamp upgraded to max
- Counting Bench fully cleared
- Ready for Shipping Conveyor
Phase 5: Endgame (Shipping Conveyor)
The final station where packed cash leaves for the handler. Getting a contract wrong here means the whole batch comes back, so verify the job's specification on the phone first.
Level/Difficulty: Every job ends here Key Rewards: Cryptocurrency payout, contract completion, new job unlocks
What to Do in Shipping Conveyor
- Shipping Conveyor tests everything. Come prepared with your best build and gear.
- Set the room up as a straight line of washer, dryer, counter and storage. The phone's AR Build mode lets you preview placement, so plan the run once rather than dragging heavy machines later.
- The endgame loop: run Shipping Conveyor, optimize gear, push harder content.
- Experiment with Packer for a fresh take once you've mastered the standard builds.
- This is where Crypto funded equipment upgrades mastery separates good players from great ones. See our tips guide for advanced strategies.
Phase 5 Checklist
- Endgame content on farm
- Best-in-slot gear acquired
- Shipping Conveyor fully cleared
- Ready for challenge content
Common Progression Mistakes
- Washing an unscreened batch and discovering afterwards that a chunk of it was counterfeit or marked and unusable.
- Trying to count wet money straight out of the washing machine instead of drying it first.
- Scrubbing ink stained bills in the washer, which does nothing, rather than reaching for the Ink Sponge.
- Spending early cryptocurrency on workspace decoration before owning a washer, dryer and counter.
- Running one job at a time and leaving machines idle through the entire inspection phase.
Key Tips for Smooth Progression
- Sweep every incoming batch with the UV lamp before it touches the washer. A washer cycle spent on counterfeits is time you never get back, and neither counterfeits nor marked bills can be cleaned at all.
- A large red cross means the bill is marked and a completely blank note with no broken line down the middle means it is counterfeit. Both go in the reject pile, not the machine.
- Ink stains and dirt are different problems. Dirt washes out, ink does not, and the Ink Sponge is the only tool that deals with it.
- Dry every washed batch before you try to count it. Wet notes cannot be counted or packed, and forgetting this is the single most common workflow stall.
- Set the room up as a straight line of washer, dryer, counter and storage. The phone's AR Build mode lets you preview placement, so plan the run once rather than dragging heavy machines later.
For more advanced strategies, see our tips & tricks guide.
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