Goblin Cleanup Hot Springs Guide: Full Route, Key Locations, and a 45-Minute Plan

For reference only: the exact 2026-11-09 Steam review counts and USD prices quoted in this article come from a historical store-page capture that is not retained with the audit package. Treat those figures as an unverified snapshot, not as current live values.

What the Goblin Cleanup Hot Springs Level Actually Asks of You

The Goblin Cleanup hot springs section is the part of a dungeon reset that punishes wandering. There is blood on the bridge approach, an outdoor golem area full of furniture, two marked drop platforms, and a building you should enter empty-handed before fishing keys out of icy water. Because the game asks you to clean, restore, and reactivate a dungeon between adventurer parties, a route through the Goblin Cleanup hot springs area is really a route through every core task at once — just spread across a much bigger map than a single room.

A community walkthrough published by Steam user Coconut in September 2025 and updated on October 12, 2025 lays out that order. The guide is short by design: a map with numbered areas, a to-do list, and a note that the author cleared the whole run solo in 32 of the 45 minutes they had budgeted. What follows is that route translated into plain steps, plus the caveats you should know before you commit a co-op session to it.

The Route at a Glance

The community guide labels areas with numbers on its map, which is why the steps below reference "area 3" and "area 4." If you only remember one thing, remember the sequence: forest first, platforms second, hot springs building third, keys last.

Step 1: Clear the Bridge and the Forest Blood

Start with blood so the messy work is behind you. Immediately after the long wooden bridge ends, the guide points to 4 blood stains to clean. Then move into the outdoor golem area — area 2 on the map — and finish the remaining 11 blood stains for the forest, which brings the outdoor total to 15 per the guide's count.

Doing this first matters because the forest is also where the furniture starts moving. Once you begin throwing objects toward the marked platforms, you do not want to be doubling back with a cleaning tool.

Step 2: Feed the Observation Deck and the Brazier Platform

The guide lists a specific delivery for the observation deck, marked as area 3: 1 pot, 1 telescope, 2 pews (benches with backs), and a gramophone. Throw them to the deck, then put every one of them in its correct spot.

Everything else that remains goes to the platform with the brazier, marked as area 4, and again everything gets placed. Two warnings from the guide here: you will still be missing one object when this is done, and that is expected — ignore it for now. Ignore the artifacts at this stage too. They come later, on purpose.

Step 3: Clear the Hot Springs Building Empty-Handed

Now head to the hot springs and go inside the building immediately. The guide is explicit that you do not need to bring any object with you on this trip, which saves both time and a second walk.

Inside, clear everything out. The specific instruction is that anything which did not fit on the entrance side, before the icy water pool, needs to be thrown over the pool into the office. When you finish there, your remaining to-do list should be down to exactly 2 gold chest artifacts.

Step 4: Keys, Doors, and the Final Delivery

Step outside and put everything in place near the hot springs. Then take the 2 keys out of the hot pools, use them to unlock the doors, and hang each key next to its door. With the exterior settled and the doors open, you can bring in the artifacts and head home.

That final sequence is where a lot of runs stall, because the keys are easy to forget while you are still juggling furniture. Community reports suggest treating the keys as the last checkpoint rather than an afterthought.

Timing: The 45-Minute Frame and the 32-Minute Solo Run

The guide's title sets a 45-minute frame, and its author reports finishing in 32 of those minutes while solo and while writing notes for the guide itself. That is a useful benchmark for two reasons. First, it shows the route is plausible without a full party. Second, it leaves roughly 13 minutes of slack for the mistakes a first attempt usually includes.

A few realistic adjustments if you are new to the Goblin Cleanup hot springs map:

• Solo pace is viable. The author's run was solo, so you do not need four players to make the route work.
• Co-op splits the throwing. Online co-op supports up to 4 players, so assigning one person to the forest blood and another to furniture runs is a natural division.
• Leave slack for hazards. Traps and creatures are part of the reset job, and the developers note that some traps may still be active and some creatures may not have died. A run that ignores them can cost more time than it saves.
• Check your own build. The guide predates later content patches, so exact prop counts can shift.

How the Hot Springs Run Fits the Wider Game

Goblin Cleanup launched into Early Access on September 18, 2025, developed by Crisalu Games and published by Team17. The loop is straightforward: you play a goblin cleaner hired to reset a dungeon after adventurers have finished with it — cleaning blood, restoring objects to their original positions, reactivating traps, respawning creatures, and refilling chests.

The store page also gives a sense of where the game is heading, which helps explain why level guides age quickly. The developers describe plans for more tasks, more creature variety, new trap types, additional dungeon themes, and an Egyptian theme as a spoiler. More concretely, the page lists a Pirate Bay content update on October 30, 2026, and Patch 8 on November 6, 2026. A guide last updated on October 12, 2025 therefore describes the level as it stood before those changes.

One more caveat worth flagging: at the time this article's sources were captured, the guide page displayed a Steam notice stating the item is incompatible with Goblin Cleanup. The written steps still describe the hot springs area in detail, but treat them as player experience rather than an officially verified walkthrough.

For reference, here is the store data as a dated snapshot rather than a live figure:

Check the official Goblin Cleanup Steam store page for current pricing, review totals, and patch notes before you buy or plan a session, since all of the values above are frozen at their observation date. The full hot springs 45 minute guide by Coconut is worth opening side by side with this article for the numbered map.

FAQ

Do I need to carry anything into the hot springs building in Goblin Cleanup hot springs runs? No. The community guide says to go inside immediately with no objects in hand. Clear the interior first, throwing anything that will not fit on the entrance side over the icy pool into the office, and handle the artifacts afterward.

How many blood stains should I clean before the hot springs section? The guide's checklist starts with 4 blood stains just after the long wooden bridge ends, then 11 more throughout the forest in the outdoor golem area, for 15 outdoor stains in total.

Where are the two keys in the hot springs level? They sit in the hot pools. Pull both out, unlock the two doors with them, and hang each key next to its door before you bring the gold chest artifacts inside.

How long does this Goblin Cleanup hot springs route take? The guide is built around a 45-minute frame, and its author reports a 32-minute solo clear while taking notes. Your own time will depend on familiarity, party size, and how much the level has changed since the guide's October 12, 2025 update.