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Tato-001 · Personal Project · Arcade Game · 2026

Limpiavidrio —
an arcade game

A one-button arcade game about a squeegee man crossing gridlocked cities in search of his missing dog, Toti. I made the design and art and everything else; Claude wrote the code.

Role: Designer Code: Claude Tool: GameMaker Platform: Windows · macOS Year: 2026
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Liner Notes

A fast-paced arcade game about a squeegee man and his lost dog.

Limpiavidrio is a love project, and we had a blast building it. You play a squeegee man walking from city to city, cleaning cars stuck in traffic while looking for his lost dog, Toti.

It's a one-button game — a proper button smasher. Hammer it to clean, dodge whatever the road throws at you, and chain combos while the traffic keeps rolling underneath you. It's meant to be played on an arcade cabinet or with an arcade stick, where that single button feels best.

Between runs there are a few minigames, kept sparse on purpose: a calm, quiet space to rest before the next stretch of traffic.

It's a nod to the arcade cabinets and console games I grew up on.

It will be available on Steam Early Access soon. And if I raise enough money, I'll build a proper cabinet for it.

Long Play

A full playthrough, just over ten minutes long.

Mechanics

The game's own tutorial cards, one clip per mechanic, looping. The on-screen text is in Spanish, as in the game; the captions below translate it.

MovimientoMove along the crosswalk by tapping up and down.
LimpiezaClean cars by tapping the button repeatedly.
AguaCleaning cars uses water. Head to the buckets to refill.
HabilidadEvery car you clean slowly fills your skill bar.
PlataCleaned cars sometimes leave money behind, from 100 up to 2,000.
GiladasCleaned cars also drop assorted giladas.
Distintas GiladasLavafácil makes cleaning cost less, Porro slows time, Imán attracts money, Ráfaga cleans at breakneck speed, and Caridad has others leave money.
La Gran TusanStanding on the sidewalk, tap up or down twice to pull off the gran tusan.
BulevaresUnlike crosswalks, on boulevards you can move freely.

Side A

Every world reshuffles the palette, the hazards, and the traffic pattern, and each one has its own boss. The core loop stays the same: keep the squeegee moving, keep the combo alive, and don't get run over.

City Day — a 2x combo and a PIMBA! callout while cleaning a jammed row of cars Night Time — money and gems streaming down between two lanes of traffic Summer — a boardwalk stage with a new color palette and a crowd of cars

Credits

Design, art & everything else
Tato
Code
Claude, an AI assistant
Engine
GameMaker
Made in
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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