Leaf Blower Co Beginner Guide: Launch, Price and First Jobs

Platforms, price and the Game Pass question

Leaf Blower Co. reaches consoles on Friday, November 13, 2026. Xbox Wire lists it in the November 9 to 13 weekly roundup at $19.99, and the Microsoft Store page shows the same $19.99 price with a November 13 release date. The PlayStation 5 version launches the same day, confirmed by the publisher announcement of October 29, 2026. The game has already been out on PC through Steam since November 17, 2025.

The Game Pass question has a short answer. The Xbox Wire weekly list gives Leaf Blower Co. no Game Pass tag at all, while other games in the same list carry one. So plan on buying it. If that changes after launch, the Xbox store page will show the Game Pass badge, and we will update this guide. One more honest note on prices: the publisher announcement leaves its own price line blank, and the PlayStation Store page would not load for our check, so $19.99 is printed here only as the Xbox price. Do not assume the same number on PlayStation or Steam until your own store page shows it.

What Leaf Blower Co. is

Leaf Blower Co. is a cozy cleaning and job simulator. The publisher calls it a chilled out work sim, and the Steam page puts it in one line: pile up the leaves, then pile up your cash. You play through the full story of the business, clear away clutter, and bring back a world of peace and tranquillity. Nobody expects you to do it for free. Every job pays, and you spend that cash on new gear, upgrades, and even new styles.

The heart of the game is the right tool for the job. That is the one rule that shapes every session. A small blower moves a small pile fast. A bigger job in bad weather needs better gear. Buy the tool that fits the work in front of you, not the one that looks best in the shop. The game is built to be calm: relaxed gameplay and chill music, cleaning up the town at your own pace, with no timer pushing you from behind.

Your first jobs: the three places the game names

The game does not publish a full job list, so this guide will not invent one. The official description names three jobs, and they are an honest preview of your first days. Each one teaches a different lesson about the work.

• The school playground, in pouring rain. Leaves still need clearing when the weather turns. Rain makes the work slower and heavier, so this job teaches patience: work the edges first, keep your piles tight, and do not fight the whole yard at once.
• The tennis court, in a sudden snow storm. Snow is the game telling you that a bigger blower matters. A small tool will move it, but slowly. If the court feels like a wall, earn cash elsewhere first and come back with better gear.
• The Mayor’s garden, after sunset. A last minute clean up at night for the town’s most important customer. Night jobs are about care, not speed: the garden is small, the customer matters, and a clean finish is worth more than a fast one.

Every location also hides more than the main job. The Steam page says each location has a selection of optional bonus objectives and hidden easter eggs, there to reward players who explore every nook and cranny. So do not rush out when the main clutter is gone. Walk the edges, look behind things, and check the corners. A bonus objective found on your first visit is free cash you would otherwise leave behind.

Controls: start with the in-game controls screen

Here is the honest part. No official page lists the controls for Leaf Blower Co., so this guide will not print a button list that nobody has verified. The console trailer shows the game in first person, and the core actions are simple: move, aim the blower, blow leaves into a pile, then collect the pile. The exact buttons live in one place you can trust: the controls screen inside the game itself.

Open that screen before your first job, on whatever platform you play on. It takes thirty seconds, and it stops you learning the buttons while leaves blow back across a clean yard. Check three things while you are there: how to switch tools, how to collect a finished pile, and whether there is a sprint or a wider blow mode. Those three are the ones you will reach for in every single job.

Money and upgrades: gear first, styles last

Cash is the whole economy. You earn it by finishing jobs, and you spend it on new gear, upgrades, and new styles, in that order of importance. Gear is what does the work. Upgrades make the gear you already own stronger. Styles change how things look and nothing else. That is also the right order to spend in.

For your first week, follow one rule: buy gear that opens new work before you buy gear that only makes old work faster. A tool that lets you clear a snow job or a big yard is worth more than a small boost to a tool you already own. Spend on styles only when your gear handles every job you have seen. A fresh paint job on a blower that cannot move snow is cash thrown away.

Keep a small reserve after each upgrade. A new location can ask for a tool you do not own yet, and a reserve lets you buy it the moment the job appears.

Seven first-session habits

1. Open the controls screen first. Thirty seconds there saves a messy first job.
2. Start the campaign, not Free Play. The story jobs teach the loop and pay for your first gear. Free Play is for after the campaign, when you already know the tools.
3. Pile first, collect second. Blow all the leaves into one tight pile before you collect anything. Chasing single leaves across a yard wastes more time than any upgrade saves.
4. Work the edges inward. Clear the borders of a yard first, then push everything toward the middle. Leaves blown outward are leaves you clean twice.
5. Buy gear before styles. A stronger blower earns its price back in one or two jobs. A new look earns nothing.
6. Check every location twice. Bonus objectives and hidden easter eggs hide in the corners, and they pay. Walk the edges after the main job is done.
7. End each session with a clean yard. Finish the job in front of you before you quit. A half cleared yard is still a job tomorrow, and the cash is only yours when the job is done.

After the campaign: Free Play mode

When you finish the campaign, the game opens Free Play mode. There you choose the location, the weather, and the time of day, and play Leaf Blower Co. your way. The Steam page gives two examples: a snowy morning on the beach, and a glorious sunset in the park. Free Play is the calm end of the game: no new jobs to unlock, no story to push, just the yard you want, in the weather you want, at the hour you want. Use it to practice with a new tool, hunt missed easter eggs, or simply unwind.

Leaf Blower Co. questions

How much does Leaf Blower Co. cost?

$19.99 on Xbox, confirmed by Xbox Wire and the Microsoft Store page. The PlayStation Store price was not confirmed at build time, and the Steam page did not show a price in the text we read, so check your own store page before you buy.

Is Leaf Blower Co. on Game Pass?

No Game Pass tag appears for it in the Xbox Wire weekly list for November 9 to 13, while other games in the same list carry one. Plan on buying it. If that changes, the Xbox store page will show the Game Pass badge.

What should I do first in Leaf Blower Co.?

Open the in-game controls screen, then start the campaign and play the first story jobs. Pile your leaves before you collect them, spend your first cash on better gear instead of styles, and check each location for bonus objectives and hidden easter eggs before you leave.