Version History (Steam)

Please note that this page is severely outdated, it is currently being updated daily until it is fully up to date.

This is not the official version history or change log for **Power Wash Simulator**, this is a recreation of the official update log from Steam Community, for the official update log please visit the Official Version History.

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## Dev Log #14 - Future Content & Challenge Mode, No Clean Test Fix & Audio Log 2

May 28, 2021

Hey everyone!

We've been overwhelmed by the positivity for the game so far, between the heart warming reviews here on Steam and watching many content creators pouring hours into the game. Thank you all for making it an amazing launch!

### No Clean Update Test Branch

We've been busy with working on an update to help those with the no clean issue and we have a test branch now live, if you want to try this out you can by following this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1290000/discussions/0/3088885996478063720/ So sorry to anyone who has experienced it and it has been our top priority to fix!

All of the reports so far have been positive though we'd love to hear below if you still have any issues.

With this test branch your data should carry over but we don't want to guarantee this 100%. We'll let everyone know when something also hits the live version though!

We'd also like to thank everyone who has assisted us with tracking this down.

We'd also like to mention we also have a fix for the crash save corruption issue which we'll also be looking to put live as soon as we can.

### Challenging Content Drop 1

We want to give everyone a more detailed roadmap of upcoming content soon. Though today, we'll be teasing a few of the features of the 'challenging' update coming soon.

First of all we have 3 new levels lined up for you, including one larger scale map and two larger vehicles! We actually showed off one of the vehicles in our launch stream with Unity on Twitch, one of our developers actually puts dirt onto it live!

Watch the full and informative video here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1028068254
Here it is in it's clean, shiny glory:

We'll be teasing the other levels too, so keep an eye out here and on our socials!

Finally the other big feature we've been working on is a challenge mode which will be split into two parts one where you are washing for the best time and another where you are washing a level trying to use the least amount of water possible! We're still fleshing out the finer details on these modes but we can't wait to share soon!

We've already seen the starts of speed running with the game and would love to help foster this scene to make sure speed washing can become a thing! Plus, we hope it will add some replayability to our current levels as more are released over the coming patches!

We'll have lots more little quality of life additions and fixes so keep an eye out here for when the patch is fully announced.

### Audio Log #2

Our second audio log from Lowrider Sound who did all of our sound work is now live on YouTube giving more insights on how they made everything so satisfying!

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Thanks for reading, if you want to keep in touch with us and the developers directly:

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## PowerWash Simulator Early Access Launch Announcement!

May 19, 2021

Hey everyone!

PowerWash Simulator has splash landed on Steam Early Access and is available for purchase right now!

Become the power washing super hero you always wanted to be and clean up the town of Muckingham by watching our brand new launch trailer!

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What's PowerWash Simulator all about? Well, it's a power washing simulation game if you hadn't already guessed! You'll spray high pressured water to wash away dirt and grime - yes that's the premise but there's so much more in store!

### Build your dream business

Ever dreamt of running your own power washing business, maybe even after watching successful power washing TikTokers clips? Now's your chance! Through our career mode you'll find yourself a budding pressure washing entrepreneur, from humble beginnings earn money for better power washing equipment and take on increasingly grander jobs!

### A diversity of dirt

Blast away a whole host of different dirt types in the game. Be satisfied from the contrast of dirty to clean. Our unique dirt system layers dirt based on their toughness so you may peel away one layer with a wide angle nozzle to a surprise ingrained dirt lurking below!

### Play at your pace

Our game has been designed to be as soothing as possible from the spray effects to the relaxing audio. On top of that we wanted to make sure players could chill out and play at their pace. All jobs are able to be paused and picked back up again at any time. There's also a free play mode where you can enjoy cleaning without the pressures of running a business!

### Water Found On Mars?

It's time to use your ingenuity and bring water to Mars with our first special job which see's you clean the Perseverance Rover! Hop on the planets surface with reduced gravity and look out for even more surprises!

It was a pleasure to create this job and we hope you all find it out of this world too!

### Early Access

We'll be listening closely to community feedback during the Steam Early Access period and with your help making the game the best it can be! We have already taken on board many of the suggestions from our itch.io demo from last year, like soaps, rotating nozzles and much more!

Lots more content is already planned, an extension of the career mode, challenge mode and even multiplayer further into Early Access! Keep up with us on Steam for the latest news and weekly dev logs!

### Run into any issues?

You can report bugs directly to our developers in game by pression F8 to open the report menu. You can also see some of the known issues, workarounds and report any issues in our 'Report a Problem' section on Steam here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1290000/discussions/2/

### 10% Launch Discount

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## Dev Log #12 - GIFs

May 13, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #12 '**GIFs**'

Last week we showed off our first audio diary from the folks at Lowrider sound. We have another ear tingling developer diary coming soon. You can read and watch the first one here!

This week we're helping you embark on a spray journey with a load of colourful GIFs from the game!
Feast your eyes on this waterfall of content!

### Thanks for reading!

We'll see you in next week's dev log!

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## Dev Log #11 - Audio Diary

May 6, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #11 '**Audio Diary**'

We partnered up with Lowrider Sound to create the most satisfying audio for PowerWash Simulator! Sound is so important when making a simulation game that relies on being relaxing and immersive as possible! We'll be sharing more insights into the tones and vibrations of our game's melodies in more video based audio diaries in the coming weeks! Keep an eye out.

You can also check out the folks at Lowrider Sound here: https://www.lowridersound.com/

### Audio Diary #1 - Ambience

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### PowerWash Simulator Lofi Guy

We'd also love to take a moment to point out our lofi-guy in the styling of PWS created by our marketing artist Neryko! There's lots of cool details in there! You can be sure to see more of this image with more sounds on our YouTube channel in the future!

### Future Sound

We're excited to share more about our sound system in the game we have worked on with Lowrider Sound, including some more extensive sound options to make even ASMR streams a possibility! Keep your eyes peeled!

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
You can also catch our last developer log that took a deep dive into the dirt types and what you'll need to efficiently wash them here.
We'll see you in next week's dev log!

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## Dev Log #10 - Here's The Dirt

April 29, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #10 '**Here's The Dirt**'

It's time to get a little filthy as this week we are looking closely at many of the dirt types and showing them being cleaned in action! We have covered the system of the dirt before with the layering system (easier to remove dirt on top layer -> more stubborn dirt in lower layers) in a past dev log you can read here too to get more clued in on the how of dirt!

We'd mentioned the past few weeks we wanted to cover audio but instead of a singular dev log we'll be working with Lowrider Sound who've created all the audio for the game on a series of videos to deep dive into everything sounds!

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about the deep and compelling narrative that propels PWS story!

Onto this week's log!

### Surface Dirt

As we've mentioned in the previous log, there is layering system and we'll be taking a look at some of the dirt in each of the layers. These layers and dirt types will be added to during Early Access! So be sure to let us know if there's something particularly grimy you'd love to spray away!

Surface dirt is the level one dirt that the widest nozzle your white tip will mostly clean relatively well and with a controlled and concentrated spray can clean large areas of this least stubborn dirt!

This level includes: Bird Poo, Dust, Egg, Grime, Mud, Mud Splats, Sand

Fun fact, bird poo is mostly found around overhanging trees, in perching spots and rooves to emulate the real life avian toilet hot zones!

### Encrusted

For now, this layer has the lonely Dirt Streaks inhabiting it, but don't fret with a little patience it can completely disappear with even wider nozzles.

### Embedded

Hello to many of the living dirt types, we have Algae, Lichen and Moss to keep everything naturally colourful! For these slightly more stubborn dirts you'll need the yellow tip on your starter power washer or green tips on later upgrades to get it off effectively. Swish and flick!

### Tough

What you looking at tough guy? These stains again will dodge your white tips spray but with some more concentrated action from a nozzle will bow down to your pressure...

Hello and goodbye Gime Stains + Mould!

### Stubborn

These dirt types will just stick around and they don't really know when to go! You'll be able to get rid of them with some concentration though, but a red tip on your starter power washer is going to be preferred!

Two of the terrible culprits, the 'damn it's on my shoe' - Chewing Gum

Plus, 'what a terrible tag' - Graffiti!

### Ingrained

This type of dirt has really been around for a while now and is ingrained. For now, Rust, is the lonely member on this layer. You'll need to take your time with rust and a red tip is preferred though with the most powerful pressure washers taking your time with a yellow tip cleaning isn't too arduous.

We do also understand that pressure washing rust in particular isn't that simple, it does happen in real life but you may be more accustomed to laser or sand blasting rust removal. A lot of the rust removal with power washing will come with some chemical element and whilst we do have soaps that will effect this layer a acid or other primer isn't in yet. So there may need to be some slight suspense of disbelief, but hey in one of the jobs you'll be cleaning a giant shoe... so there's that!

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
We'll see you in next week's dev log!

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## Dev Log #9 - Story

April 22, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #9 '**Story**'

Last week we said we'd be covering audio this week, however, due to things really blowing up for us the past few days we haven't had the time to do that area justice. Hopefully it'll make it into next weeks log, sorry about that folks! Instead we're taking a deep dive into the narrative.

We know what you're thinking - wait this game actually has a story? The answer is unequivocally yes! It's light hearted and unfolds untraditionally but there is a narrative there!

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about soaps, nozzles and much more!

We also had our first ever FuturLab Friday's live stream where we covered a lot of the new things in PowerWash simulator shown in past devlogs and some even from this one, you can catch that here:

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Onto this weeks Shakespearian dev log!

### How The Story Unfolds

Your tablet is the one stop shop for your business but it's also great for socialising and talking with the folks you work with! You'll find yourself introduced to characters via messages on your tablet that will pop up during the missions. The characters you already are working for will also talk to you whilst you are cleaning up their mess, especially if you end up uncovering things that are particularly sentimental. New characters will be introduced that have overlapping stories and friends and clients they are linked to that will progress the story in the career mode.

You can use the tablet at any time to look at past messages if you miss them pop up!

We don't want to spoil too much of the story, but for now we'll intro you to the start of the game and some of the characters you'll be introduced to!

### The Beginning

You're looking to start a business - but what? You decide power washing is super satisfying and you'd like to turn it into a full time gig. You put your good friend Harper Shaw, a bargain hunter and auction lot buyer up to the task of finding you the perfect vehicle for your new enterprise.

*What's that it's already got the perfect logo?*

### Cal

Through completing various jobs, you get to know the citizens of Muckingham, the small town in which the game is set, helping wash away their various problems. Figuratively... and literally!

The first client you are introduced to is Cal, Harper Shaw's new disgruntled neighbour. They are a volcanologist, who’s moved back into town to study Mount Rushless, the local volcano, and to help look after his ageing parents. He's so worked up as he bought a house without even looking at a picture of the back garden. He thinks the previous owners might have even owned rhinos it's that dirty...

Wash their back yard and

### Meet Some More Clients

Cal's grandpa will also be making an appearance.

The Park Warden will be getting in touch first about kids mysteriously coming down with a curious form of dermatitis and some fretful folk are complaining. The Park Warden is sure it has nothing to do with the dirt but wants to humour them anyway with a clean!

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
We'll see you all in the next one!

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### Developer Steam Today!

April 16, 2021

Join us for our first FuturLab Friday livestream!

💦Watch us play PowerWash Simulator, ask us questions and see how far we've come!

🎁Chance to WIN - 1 Peaky Blinders: Mastermind and 1 Velocity 2X Steam code (5 winners picked on stream)

🕒3PM GMT +1 - Don't miss it!

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## Dev Log #8 - Soap & Rotations

April 15, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #8 '**Soap & Rotations**'

Give this weeks dev log a shake and soapy suds will bubble out! We have a bunch of things to 'come clean' about this week as we press forward towards Early Access release.

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about ladders, wash replay and more!

Onto this weeks squeaky clean dev log!

### Soap

A soap attachment was originally a community suggestion following the itch.io demo that we thought would be fun to implement! These consumables are available to buy in the shop to unlock for good but they need refilling which will cut into the profits of your power washing business.

There's different soap types for different materials. In the top left of the HUD pointing your power washer at an object will indicate what category the surface falls under and which soap type will clean the fastest.

Liquids help with cleaning tougher dirt types, especially when you are using a weaker power washer. They are also great at cleaning quickly in a large area but will run out quickly and be costly for general washing.

Only one cleaning liquid can be attached to a power washer at any time. They can also only be used when the 65 degree ‘Soap’ nozzle is attached. While any cleaning liquid can be used, matching the correct one to the material will get the quickest clean.

These are all of the soap types that will be available for the initial Early Access:

Universal Cleaner - A good all-rounder for to remove dirt from any surface
Metal Cleaner - Best on vehicle bodies / other metal surfaces
Wheel Cleaner - Best on vehicle alloys / hub caps
Plastics Cleaner - Best on garden furniture, certain window frames and other plastic surfaces
Wood Cleaner - Best on wooden houses and other wooden surfaces
Glass Cleaner - Best on windscreens, windows and skylights
Stone Cleaner - Best on patio terraces, facades and garden walls
Be sure to check out our social media for when the Tweet goes live with the audio from this GIF as the bubble sound is super satisfying!

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As always we'd love to hear your feedback on the soap feature and if there's anything similar you'd like to see!

### Nozzle Rotation

Seamlessly switch the nozzle between horizontal and vertical water beams to spray all surfaces as efficiently as possible! For those artistic folks out there, it could also add spraying wavy patterns on walls, floors and everywhere else good dirt drawings go.

Since first highlighting this on social media we've also added a subtle nozzle turning noise and also made sure that the rotation is remembered between nozzles.

Whilst nozzle rotations were planned, it had been a hot community request and something several streamers had asked for playing the demo. We're happy that it's ready ahead of Early Access launch and can't wait for everyone to try it!

### Race Car

Grandpa Miller's old race car had some improvements since we first showed it off. Yes, it is still dirty but once you peel off the moss and rust on the exterior there is a much more handsome machine below.

Can you pick up on any of the jokey sponsors on the car?

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)

We hope this wasn't too 'sud'den of an end to the dev log... yes, that was a terrible joke! We'll see you next time for a dev log all about audio and how we're making the game as satisfying as possible to the ears.

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## Dev Log #7 - Rewind, Ladders & Highlights

April 8, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #7 '**Rewind, Ladders & Highlights**'

This weeks dev log will let you travel back in time, climb to the tallest building and find the grime hiding in plain sight.

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about getting repeat customers in familiar areas, map zones and dirt game design!

Onto this weeks content heavy log!

### Rewind

After finishing a job, you'll be able to see a replay of your power washing exploits unfold before your very eyes.

At the moment this is a sped up video of your washing. To achieve this we added a fixed camera to each job which records whilst washing to then compile into your replay.

We hope that people could get creative with it, especially with washing art in a time-lapse and potentially even creating rudimentary dirt gifs with the system.

We'd love to hear your feedback on this feature and if it is something you like!

### Highlight

With large, intricate and sometimes obscured dirt in the maps we've added a system to highlight any unwashed grime to you with a yellow flash. This is done at a tap of a button and can quickly lead you to that 0.1% of a job you still need to complete.

This also goes alongside the details menu which lists each part and the percentage of dirt you've already washed off of that area.

The highlight feature was available in our itch.io demo but has only just been reinputted back into the game ready for an Early Access launch. Though, we're still fine tuning it and can't wait for some more feedback soon!

### Ladders

We've shown offs caffolding before which can be placed and climbed but we haven't revealed the more sophisticated ladder. The ladder, due to its precise angled nature and extra gravity related safety considerations is set to snap to pre-set ladder locations.

As you can see here:

Allowing you to get to roofs and other relatively high spots.

Are you ready for a climb?

### Mega Scaffolding

Some of the structures in PWS are rather taller than simple houses and to wash the outside of them requires some equally large structures... meet the mega scaffold.

Note: this is WIP but for now you can get to the top of the firestation's tower to clean all of the exterior. We just thought this would be fun to show off so let us know any of your feelings below!

### Turbo Nozzle

Something else we've teased recently in our social media is the turbo nozzle! This rotating pencil jet is ideal for blasting away some of the toughest dirt. It's rotations are also great for making perfect circles and have a lot of potential for grime art.

How satisfying is that?

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
That's all for this rich developer log, we'll see you all in the next one!

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## Dev Log #6 - In The Zone

April 1, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the dev log #6 '**In The Zone!**'

No, we're not entering a danger zone, but we will be talking in today's dev log how the areas you'll be cleaning will be tied together and take you both to new places but also visiting familiar zones for repeating customers!

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about the garage you will be calling home and how you will be booking jobs on your tablet!

Onto this weeks log!

### Zones

Last week we covered one of the smaller zones that exist in the world of PWS, which was your home garage where your first and following odd jobs take place.

The role of a power washer will take you outside of your home to new exciting places to clean, you'll also have repeat customers and those from word of mouth as you progress in your career.

One of your first jobs will take you to the quite filthy backyard of a volcanologist, who's decided now, when the volcano is about to erupt is a good time for a clean.

It's not your job to question!

### Repeat Custom

Each job you complete in the career mode can open up new opportunities both from word of mouth and for the same satisfied customers. You will find yourself in this zone washing a car of a grandpa and the whole bungalow of someone in the same neighbourhood.

Last week we showed you the tablet and during the game you will get messages from your own client's and potential clients about jobs that become available.

### Dirty Map Design

In this volcanic suburb, you can also see some small parts of dirt design we have been working on to breath life and more realism to the maps. For example, this birdhouse is covered in... well, bird poo! This is also replicated for areas that are often soiled by pesky pigeons, like below tress where they nest and on top of roofs.

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
That's all for this adventurous developer log, we'll see you all in the next one!

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## Dev Log #5 - There's No Place Like Home!

March 25, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #5 '**There's No Place Like Home!**'

Every budding business needs a base of operations, for you, the upcoming power wash entrepreneur that's your garage. Today we're looking at this home space and how you'll be doing almost everything from booking jobs to shopping in your trusty smart tablet.

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about the dirt tool we've been working hard on and the equipment you'll use to cut through our grime!

Onto this weeks log!

### Home

We've had quite a few questions about having a home or an office to work from in PWS. The garage is a common area we envisage as being this sort of home space. In the initial launch the garage in your home serves as a place where you can complete odd jobs cleaning small to medium sized vehicles for extra money for equipment.

Moving forward with early access, we'll be considering ways on expanding this area. Some of the things we'd like to do are to have a space to show off all of the equipment you have unlocked so far here and also to expand it to fit larger odd jobs. There's no promises at this point, but we're going to be listening closely to the community feedback on whether this is what people really want. So please let us know if a base of operations would be important to you and if you have any suggestions you'd like to see in-game.

### The Tablet

Your smart tablet is your gateway to everything, the options menu, shop, job and more! You can bring up the tablet at any time and in any job. The busy on the move business person needs this portability so they can take bookings at any time!

Come see this modern marvel of technology in action.

With our quest for relaxation we want to ensure that moving between jobs is as seamless and hassle free as possible with the tablet you can leave and join other jobs, picking them up wherever you left off in an instant.

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)

That's all for this homely developer log, we'll see you all next time for something adventurous!

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## Dev Log #4 - Dirt!

March 18, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #4 '**Dirt!**'

Without dirt, grime and muck would there be power washing at all? Probably not, that's why it's important for us to focus on that very fundamental substance that we all enjoy washing away with pressurised jets of water!

Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about setting up your business and making money in the world of power wash sim!

Also, Happy St. Patrick's day everyone!

### Dirt Has Layers

To keep things interesting going into early access launch we'll have a solid range of dirt and grime types you will need to wash away. Each has it's own visual properties that will make blasting away as satisfying as possible.

Not noly that but dirt types have different levels of toughness to be removed, rated by 'Layer'. Here's all of the types coming to early access:

Layer 1: Surface - BirdPoo, Dust, Egg, Grime, Mud, Mud Splats, Sand
Layer 2: Encrusted - Dirt Streaks
Layer 3: Embedded - Algae, Lichen, Moss
Layer 4: Tough - Grime Stains, Mould
Layer 5: Stubborn - Graffiti
Layer 6: Ingrained - Rust, Chewing gum
Layer 7: Oily - Grime Oily
These aren't exhaustive and we will look at potentially adding more during the early access period. Is there any type of dirt that you would like to wash away? Please let us know in the replies below this news post! :)

### Getting Stacked

Objects often aren't just layered with one kind of dirt and often have several different types of dirt stacked on top of each other. These layers of dirt are all ordered by how tough the dirt is.

To cut through tougher dirt you'll need the right nozzle, soap and power of washer which you may need to purchase in the shop to cut through. For the most part, the tougher the dirt is the narrower the nozzle needs to be, in other words the spray needs to be more of a beam and more concentrated.

Part of the satisfaction of spraying will come in essentially peeling each layer back to reveal a new layer to wash away.

### Developer Paint

To enable us to dirty up objects, we've developed a tool for us to paint the layers of dirt onto surfaces with a swish of the greatest satisfaction removing!

### That's All Folks

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
That's all for this filthy developer log, we'll catch you all in the next one for something a lot more clean!

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## Dev Log #3 - Money, Shopping and Building a Business!

March 11, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #3 '**Money, Shopping and Building a Business!**'

In last week's log we showcased many of the visual improvements we've made to spray effects and wetness for maximum satisfaction. Plus, the return of gloved hands!

This week, it's all about money, how to get some and how you'll be using it!

### Your New Business

You're in a bind, you need some cash and want to start a new business - but what? In an unlikely way you'll find yourself in the role of a professional power washer. From humble washing beginnings you'll need new kit and equipment to take on more challenging jobs. That all costs money!

*Each time you clean any significant part or surface you will earn money. This will pop up in your UI with how much you received for the area and what your current total cash is.*

Will you take the next step from small time power washer to top tier grime cleaning mogul? Well, we'll see when you step into PowerWash Simulator's career mode!

### The Right Equipment For The Job

The store is your one stop location to get new power washers, equipment and more!

Some jobs will require cutting through tougher dirt and graffiti that needs the right combination of attachment, power washer and soap.

Elevation might even become an issue where you might not be able to reach for some quality cleaning action...

This WIP scaffolding for example can be easily placed to get to those hard to reach places.

### That's All Folks

Now that we've showcased how satisfying the game can be by just washing away grime, we wanted to show some more depth. This has been a quick look into the economy of our career mode that will take you through our story and see you cleaning a wide variety of mucky objects to level up your business.

As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)

**Wishlist PowerWash Simulator:**

### Join The Community On Discord

**Keep up with everything PowerWash Simulator by following our channels:**

Twitter: @PowerWashSim
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerwashsim
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FuturLabVideo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerwashsim/
Twitch: futurlab

## Dev Log #2 - Hands, Spray and Shine!

March 3, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to dev log #2 '**Hands, Spray and Shine!**'

In last weeks dev log we touched on the fact that we'd been working hard behind the scenes on the game. A lot of what we've done has been laying solid code foundations and turning our concept into a game, now things we can showcase are rapidly being polished!

In the coming dev logs we'll be sprinkling more in depth looks at PowerWash Simulator's game mechanics but this week it's all about looks!

### Hands and Power Washers

The hands are back in and the power washers are relieved to be once again held correctly.

It's something small but changes the look of the game completely and we hope everyone's been enjoying all our latest socials with these new rubbery digits. With this addition we've also added recoil, bobbing and a put away run animation. All these are not final, there's still improvements to be made and any feedback you have would be much appreciated.

Check out a stress test of these paws in this funny social where the player forgot which genre of game they were in...

### Spray

Some of you may have already seen that we've teased some new spray effects on Twitter. We've since been tweaking them and also think they look much better on the properly rigged power washers! Take a peek:

You can see that each nozzles spray and splash back from the surfaces is different, we want using each one to be as satisfying as possible.

Again these are all still a work in progres, so any feedback or suggestions you have drop them in the replies below!

### Wetness and Shine

Next up on the visual satisfaction tick list is the addition of a wetness effect and the shine that it brings!

You can see in this gif that a trail is left after power washing, it emulates the effect of water by increasing reflectiveness of the washed surface and generally looking... quite wet. We've been experimenting with the time that the effect remains and reflectiveness, you can see how much it has changed if you look at our recent few twitter posts.

What does everyone else think about the time that the wet effect stays in place and how it looks at the moment?

Anyway, that's it for this dev log, we'll catch you all in the next one for another dose of wholesome hydration!

### Join The Community On Discord

**Keep up with everything PowerWash Simulator by following our channels:**

Twitter: @PowerWashSim
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerwashsim
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FuturLabVideo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerwashsim/
Twitch: futurlab

## Dev Log #1 - Weekly Developer Wash!

February 25, 2021

Hey everyone!

Welcome to our first dev log here on Steam!

We've been hard at work and have a lot of behind-the-scenes in progress that we can't wait to share! Going forward we'll be posting a developer log every week that will break down features we've been working on, show off all new content and much more!

Though today we'll be focusing on a few of the more general things that have been going on the past week!

### Demo

Thanks to everyone who has played the demo on itch.io and for all your feedback so far! We've already been able to take many of your suggestions from this early demo and implement it into our development! We hope to highlight these in future dev logs when we dive into more of the features we've added.

You can still take a swing at that free demo here whilst waiting for early access... (just remember it is a very early showcase)

### Teasers on Socials

We'll once again be very active on social media teasing some of the things we've been working on, you can see a couple of glimpses of what we've shared here.

*Before*

*After*

*Notice it's shiny and chrome!*

*Would you trust them to rescue your cat from a tree?*

*We might have given this power washer too much pressure.*

If you want to keep up with all these small teasers and funny behind the scenes content you can follow our channels here:

Twitter: @PowerWashSim
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerwashsim
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FuturLabVideo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerwashsim/
Twitch: futurlab
### FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

We've been through a few of the most frequently asked questions from here on Steam and elsewhere to make an FAQ. If you have anything you think we should add please either reply to this news post of the FAQ on the discussion section: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1290000/discussions/0/3111395750230302472/

Really, anything at all!

### Join The Community On Discord

Our Discord is going through renovations and we've also been sharing little snippets and clips behind the scenes in our development most days for out community there to see early. If you want to come chat everything PowerWash Simulator and even talk to us, you can join - here!

### Until Next Week!

We look forward to seeing you for next week's dev log and can't wait to give you something more content heavy to digest!

Thanks for reading, may your pressure remain strong and your surfaces clean! :)