![]() It's strangely rewarding, relaxing, and satisfying, even if it does dull the brain to the point of sleep I honestly nodded off during a few late-night sessions. And yet, within an hour, I'd find myself back "on-shift" trying to clear away the last few percentage points of filth. Thankfully, on Xbox Series X|S, one can switch between games really quickly, so when I found myself tiring of blasting dirt from kiddy playgrounds, haunted houses, and so on, I'd switch to something a little more taxing. All said, that particular job took over three hours of "play" time to finish, and that was split into shifts between me and my minion, six-year-old Charlie, who won't lift a finger to tidy his room, but he will take the finger cramps to get an achievement on a game about cleaning. I still had the climbing frames, towers, slides, and other playground equipment to clean. After an hour of constant hosing, I was barely done with the floor. After an introduction to the game's cleaning mechanics that saw me spruce up the company van, I was tasked with cleaning a playground covered in filth. For me, this occurred on my second (or third?) job in the game's Career Mode. Maybe not in the physical sense that you'll get a builder's backache, but you'll definitely tire of the repetition eventually. Related: Autopsy Simulator Cuts Deep November 2022.It's simple stuff but don't go into this one thinking it's going to be an easy ride. Basically, we humans - most of us, anyway - like the satisfaction that comes with orderly, structured cleaning, and PowerWash Simulator taps into that satisfaction by giving you filthy things to clean with a progression system that activates the reward parts of your grey matter. Or running my fingers through the condensation across the shower door as I contemplate life and the meaning of existence for 45 minutes each morning. Or coloring in a page of a notepad one square at a time. Seeing something filthy getting clean is satisfying, in the same way that I like to rub my thumbs across my phone's screen to make patterns with the built-up grease. ![]() ![]() To be fair, I can see the appeal behind PowerWash Simulator. The Bad: Working with no music? What is this, 1922? Also, repetition kicks in very quickly.Īvailable On: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One It doesn't hurt that the game looks pretty decent, too.
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