PowerWash Simulator Reviews

PowerWash Simulator is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
5 / 10.0
Aug 20, 2022

After a promising start, PowerWash Simulator begins to expand in a way you cannot tackle feasibly, but only in scale. It's one mechanic polished well enough to get by for a short while.

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KiKiToes
Top Critic
6 / 10
Mar 10, 2023

How to rate Powerwash Simulator? If one is factual and relies on purely mechanical criteria, the game is not up to par. It does not offer crazy gameplay, ultimately only varies its environments, and is not a technical showcase.

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6 / 10.0
Jul 25, 2022

I’m conflicted when it comes to PowerWash Simulator. On one hand, it’s an absolute bore and a chore with one-dimensional gameplay – can I even call it gameplay? – but on the other, it’s still strangely fun and moreish, and seeing the grime trickle away and the percentage done counter ticking slowly upwards was enough to keep me wasting water for hours on end. It’s an oddity, for sure, but one that I can’t seem to peel myself away from, and the more I play it, the more I wonder if the world wouldn’t be a cleaner place if we could all get the job done with a gamepad.

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7 / 10.0
Aug 10, 2022

PowerWash Simulator's simple gameplay loop delivers a surprisingly relaxing and addicting experience.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 29, 2022

PowerWash Simulator is a very accomplished game despite its rather limited concept. The handling is easy to take in hand and the cooperative mode adds a bit of fun. The content is quite imposing and this is sometimes a flaw. Many missions will take more than an hour to complete. For me, the title is a relaxing game that can be played in small doses here and there. If content updates are planned, I would have liked to go a little further in the concept with why not much more powerful tools. If you're a fan of this kind of game, you'll clearly enjoy cleaning everything. For the neophytes, the game quickly becomes repetitive despite the diversity of places to clean.

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INVEN
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Jul 29, 2022

A simulator that delivers pure joy of cleaning by removing all inconveniences of water pressure cleaning in real life. Though it can be a boring chore for some people, but there are some people out there including myself whose being healed by this beautiful and quiet cleaning missions.

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TheTreeble
Top Critic
70 / 100
Feb 5, 2023

If you are the kind of person that can sit down and appreciate a job well done after finishing house chores, you just might find an enjoyable pastime in PowerWash Simulator. On the other hand, it's a game best enjoyed in short sessions, as spending hours on end on a single job can be rather tiresome. A cooperative mode would mitigate this situation, but the way it's been implemented is far from ideal, unfortunately.

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7 / 10
Feb 4, 2023

One thing that is sorely missing, however, is gyro aiming. I don’t think we can stress enough what a match made in heaven gyro would be in a game like this, but it’s made doubly disappointing by the stiffness that the standard dual analogue setup. It’s not a dealbreaker, and there’s still a roaring good time to be had here, but oh how we ached to wave our controller around and have it actually do something in-game.

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PCMag
Top Critic
Apr 19, 2022

PowerWash Simulator pairs water-powered cleaning with relaxing tasks, resulting in a surprisingly zen-like gameplay experience.

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7 / 10
Feb 14, 2023

Where we fall slightly out of love is with the fiddly controls. It packs a lot of useful functions onto the controller but it took us a while to figure it all out, and the tutorials are so minimal that some features barely register. It's also a shame the DualSense's capabilities are wholly ignored; this seems a perfect game for all its tricks. Even with any small reservations, though, we can't deny the game is just as engaging, relaxing, and enjoyable as everyone says.

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GameSpot
Top Critic
7 / 10
Jul 26, 2022

PowerWash Simulator is a novel and soothing chore-core game that only occasionally breaks up its own relaxing flow.

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IGN
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Jul 19, 2022

PowerWash Simulator's simple yet therapeutic style of gameplay provides an enjoyable way to chill out across its numerous generously sized levels.

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7.3 / 10.0
Jul 14, 2022

PowerWash Simulator turned out to be a relaxing and immersive experience that gives its best in short and immediate missions, thanks also to a series of gadgets that further enrich the gameplay of the game. Everything gets complicated when the cleaning activity involves levels of considerable extension, monotonous in the long run and marked by some design problems that break the zen formula so sought after by this simulation.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jul 12, 2023

PowerWash Simulator does manage to be interesting and even intriguing, with the proposal to clean different places, and it's something to be played with no urgency to finish. The visuals show a surprising amount of care when portraying places full of details, but the lack of musical support to break the irritation of the washing machine's sound and the repetitiveness of objectives abruptly affect the experience provided.

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7.5 / 10.0
Mar 21, 2023

A game that truly knows what it delivers and does so excellently, Powerwash Simulator is perfect for players seeking a simple and relaxing time while engaging in a relatively straightforward affair. While cleaning, in reality, can be annoying, the meditative nature of Powerwash Simulator proves otherwise with a controller in your hands. Although it is certainly not made for everybody, for those willing to don the suit, it can be one hell of an addictive ride trying to erase all existence of dirt for a paycheque.

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7.5 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2023

Powerwash Simulator is one of the most relaxing and rewarding gaming experiences I can remember. The simple and immersive gameplay leads to an authentic state of zen for dozens of hours, falling short of nirvana due to a boring design decision and technical problems that end up being exhausting. Even so, it's a great game to relax and wash away our irritations and day-to-day problems, making it a recommendable experience even for those who aren't fans of this type of games.

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77 / 100
Jul 19, 2022

PowerWash Simulator is a game for people who love a clean space. It’s a meditation for those who need a stress-free break. The gameplay is easy and straightforward, the controls handle beautifully, and the colors jump out with vibrance and life. I do feel like the game is hurt with such a soft delivery on its story and lack of soundtrack. The dirt highlighter could also benefit from multiple color options. I feel that the requirements on smaller objects and crevices could use some tweaking. I love booting this up for some relaxing gameplay. It’s easily one of my favorite games to play on Xbox.

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7.8 / 10.0
Mar 5, 2023

Powerwash Simulator forgoes any semblance of complexity to provide players with a game pure and unflinching in its quest to tickle a certain part of the brain that just wants to clean... or listen to some podcasts.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 11, 2023

For a game based on such a non-exciting task, PowerWash Simulator is way, way more fun than it ought to be. That mainly comes to down the game embracing its silliness, putting you the perpetually dirty Muckingham and tasking you with washing ridiculous places like a giant shoe home or a washroom with decades of baked-on piss stains. Once you settle into the game's zen-cleaning state, you'll easily melt the hours away obsessively cleaning objects until they look brand spanking new.

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8 / 10.0
Jul 12, 2022

PowerWash Simulator is a fantastic and oddly satisfying real-to-life title. With many areas to clean, plenty of cash to earn, and new equipment to buy, you are spoilt for choice. Sadly, though, the action is a little repetitive and some minor tweaks will resolve this problem.

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