Not many video games out there have a written study about how it improves the mood of its players, but PowerWash Simulator has managed to be one of the lucky few. Considering how cleaning in real life is typically a chore, FuturLab's simple game about power washing a playground, cars, and so much more has managed to help many players unwind and relax with its simplicity and satisfactory gameplay. The research that backs this up has inspired the team to try and offer that same experience to fans once more with PowerWash Simulator 2, which releases sometime in 2025.

Why PowerWash Simulator 2's Building Customization Is Important

PowerWash Simulator 2's Base of Operations Gives Progression in its Execution

In PowerWash Simulator, fans navigate the title through the use of a tablet-based menu that takes up the entire screen. This serves as the way players change what soap they use, as well as which power wash tools and PPE they wear. It's also the way fans move from one job to the other, with the jobs themselves being the only locations. Similar games like House Flipper at least give the player a home to return to between gigs, which incidentally serves to make PowerWash Simulator feel rather empty by comparison. As a result, it hardly helps immerse players in the story of the town around them.

PowerWash Simulator 2 finally gives players their very own power-washing business building to return to. The way that this building ties into the player's business is a great move. Those returning from the first installment have managed to make a profit from their jobs washing things around town, which makes it very clear that this base of operations comes from the actions of the original PowerWash Simulator. The player has managed to make a business out of nothing, and now has a physical office building to represent that hard work in-game.

How PowerWash Simulator 2 Makes a Standard Feature Special

While it may be expected that players have a base of operations in cozy simulator games like PowerWash Simulator, there are still aspects to it that make it stand out in the sequel. Even though fans being able to pick and choose furniture is par for the course with houses and buildings like these, PowerWash Simulator 2 allows fans to wash their furniture with their tools as part of the fun. Players may need to wait for further news to understand how this aspect works, but in a game with a finite number of things to clean, having a fair few extra items certainly wouldn't hurt in keeping fans entertained.

Being able to pressure wash a couch until it sparkles is only something fans can find in PowerWash Simulator, and now the sequel is giving them a way to do it to spruce up their office in return. With the progression in the lore of the series, as well as the limitless customization the living space offers, it would make sense if many future players found themselves excited about their office building the most out of everything else PowerWash Simulator 2 is bringing later this year.

PowerWash Simulator 2 is in development.