Hello Washers! Welcome to Dev Log 70 - Getting Dirty with Washing Data 💦
This time, with the help of FuturLab Principal Data Analyst, Russell, we're taking a look at some of the numbers behind PowerWash Sim.
Pitch Perfect PowerWashing
In a single day, players would blast through more than an estimated 154 million square metres of cleaning area in total. That's over 23,920 football pitches! ⚽
And the typical player (PS - all data we collect is anonymised) would individually use enough virtual water in one day to fill up 14 deep baths 🛁
When it comes to adding cleaning fluid to all that aqua, unsurprisingly the ever-useful Multi-Purpose soap comes out on top of the market share from the shop sales, with Metal following closely behind.
Your True Colours
When the people spoke, you told us that the yellow nozzle was - doof doof doof - ‘simply the best’. But is it actually the most commonly used? In a word, yes! ✅
From the usage figures, we find the piercing power of Red in third place, followed by the well-balanced Green and a deserving gold medal going to your beloved all-things-to-all-people Yellow. With Yellow being used more than three times as much as Green, it was a runaway winner.
Interestingly, this ranking is the same whether we look at relatively new players or long-standing veterans.
What about costumes? Well, from our shop data (excluding the ‘free’ specials, which fly off the shelves), we find that the most popular purchases are the beautifully-black outfit alongside the coordinating logo gloves. A stylish combo ✨
When it comes to the most popular Career jobs, one way to gauge this is to look at the proportion of players who complete jobs and then go back to wash it all over again in FreePlay mode. You will not be surprised that the first two jobs, the Van and the Back Garden, are both in the top three for FreePlay visits. But jumping in at the, er, ‘Number Two’ spot is the deliciously grimy and vandalised Subway Washroom.
That Ding You Do
One rather unique metric we use is Dings per Square Metre. This shows how closely packed a job’s subtasks - which lead to those joyous dings - are compared to its overall cleaning area. Across the collection of Career, Bonus, Seasonal and DLC content you will come across a wide range of this ‘ding density’, giving a variety of experiences.
Generally, the smaller jobs tend to have the higher Dings per Square Metre. For example, the mudfest of the Dirt Bike has a relatively large concentration of dings due to the variety of metal components in a fairly small area. The typical player would average one ding every eight seconds here.
On the other hand, a location like the Skatepark - with plenty of meaty surface areas to wash around the bowl and ramps - has a far lower ding density. For this job, it averages out around two dings per minute.
PowerWashing With Style
Finally for today, from looking at a bundle of all the gameplay data, we could boil you lovely PowerWash players into four broad playing styles:
Which group do you think best fits you?
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. And let us know which of those four playstyle groups you are in! 💦
We've come to the end of our Washer-Versary celebration event, and we'd say it was a complete success with absolutely nothing at all happening that shouldn't have happened 🎉
2 whole years of full release PowerWash Simulator, lots of washable content and a loving community 💙 We still have more to come this year, so keep an eye out for future announcements.
If you haven't seen it already (or even if you have, it's a great video!) here is an extended trailer of all our Washer-Versary content ⬇️
If you'd like to see them all individually, you can find them here:
We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on our recent free content, and we have the perfect place to do so! Filling out this form helps us keep taking PowerWash Simulator in a direction you all love.
As we reach the end of our Washer-Versary celebrations, we have one more gift for you 💦 The Muckingham Files 4 free update is out now! (Well... you may have been able to play it earlier than we initially planned, but everyone did well to pretend it didn't happen.)
Dirt is your crypto-nite here, and there is a large deposit of it on the Modern Mansion belonging to Muckingham's resident crypto enthusiast, Devon King.
Then hose down the Sky Whale, fire plane of the local pilot Perez after a trip over Mount Rushless.
Thank you to everyone that has enjoyed PowerWash Simulator so far. We'll have more to come for you soon, so look out for more announcements on future content!
25% off select Special Packs + 30% off PowerWash Simulator!
Hey Washers!
We've put a bunch of our Special Packs on sale! The perfect excuse to splash out💦
Until the August 28th, the following Special Packs are 25% off on Steam –
SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack
Back to the Future Special Pack
Warhammer 40,000 Special Pack
25% off select Special Packs
So, if you’ve cleaned up all of Muckingham, why not scrub down pop-culture of the past, demuck the grimdark future or dive into nautical nostalgia in one of our epic expansions?
PowerWash Simulator is also 30% off during this time! Over 40 levels of good clean fun await you in Muckingham. Plus, enjoy the Tomb Raider and Midgar Special Packs for free, included in the base game!
Some of you may have noticed that we messed up our Summer Seasonal release for little bit. This is now fixed! 💦
Due to this tiny mishap, The Muckingham Files 4 released a little earlier than we planned. As this is for Steam only, please just pretend it didn't happen...
Thank you everyone for being so understanding, we hope the gremlins have now gone and you can enjoy 3 new jobs!
PowerWash Simulator Free Summer Seasonal OUT NOW 💦
We are aware of an issue with this job not being playable. We apologise to anyone wanting to jump in right away. We're working on getting this issue fixed as soon as possible!
-FuturLab team
We're beaming to share our free Summer Seasonal job, The Cruise Ship 🚢
Grab your floaties and inflatables, the Cruise Ship is ready to board right now!
This Summer Seasonal job will also come with a new Summer themed Prime Vista Pro washer skin, outfit & gloves to buy from the in-game store.
We hope you enjoy your Summer Cruise, and we'll catch you at the next stop on our Washer-Versary trip!
We're here with another member of the FuturLab team to get to know them a little more.
Today we have Eilidh (pronounced Ayy-Lay), a Junior 3D Artist!
Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your role at FuturLab?
I'm Eilidh, a Junior 3D artist located in Scotland! I actually played a lot of PowerWash before I started working here, so it's genuinely so fun now being behind the scenes and helping bring that joy to other people. I'm big on cosy games, and I know a lot of people are the same! Most of my evenings are spent curled up with my cats and winding down with a relaxing game.
Which part of the Alice’s Adventures pack did you have the most input on?
Eilidh: I worked on the Caterpillar House, and although it had it's challenges it was great fun. A lot of PowerWash levels are very structured and harmonic from an art perspective, with Alice we went in the complete other direction being told to ramp up the 'wonk' factor on absolutely everything to really get that psychedelic Alice aesthetic. It's such a colourful pack, and it was good fun breaking some of our rules to make some really crazy stuff!
What would you say is the most enjoyable part of your job?
Eilidh: Working alongside my wonderful team! I have never worked somewhere where everyone is always so lovely, supportive, and encouraging. It really feels like you're working alongside friends every step of the way, and you know if you need a bit of help that so many hands will reach out to you. It's also fantastic seeing all of the amazing work everyone outputs here, it's very motivational to keep improving my own artistic abilities through watching everyone.
Is there a particular part of your job (that you can talk about) that you’ve been really proud of?
Eilidh: I think I'm proud of the fact that I am helping to create these lovely, calming spaces that brings so much joy to other people. Sometimes I like to scroll through places like Reddit or Steam reviews and read others experiences with the game. Seeing how much it helps people’s mental health, their wellbeing and just how much the game helps them relax genuinely makes me feel so fulfilled. It makes me so happy our little game is helping so many other people, and I am incredibly proud to be part of it.
Do you have a favourite level in PowerWash Sim?
Eilidh: I think my favourite is the playground, I'm definitely in the 'love flat surface cleaning' camp, and it's just so satisfying revealing all the colours on the playground floor. It's probably the level I went back to the most.
Is there anything you’re currently playing/watching/reading?
Eilidh: I'm currently getting my butt kicked in Elden Ring again, guilty pleasure, as the new DLC is out and I'm pretty rusty! I'm also rereading my favourite book, which is The Priory of the Orange tree.
If you could give a new player one piece of advice for playing PowerWash Sim, what would it be?
Eilidh: Take it slow. I think a lot of gamers go into new games with that 'I must complete this as fast as I can' mentality, when a lot of the joy is just leisurely making your way through the levels. Try out different nozzles or draw some silly doodles! Walk, don't run to that shiny sparkling finishing line and just have fun.
An important question, do you have a favourite nozzle?
Eilidh: Absolutely on team yellow nozzle, it's the best all-rounder.
If you could have a dream IP added to PowerWash Simulator, what would it be?
Eilidh: Ahh this is such a hard question! I have so many I would like; but if I had to decide I think it would be Fallout. I'd love to scrub down a vault or shine up some Power Armor.
That's the end of this dev log! We hope you've enjoyed getting to know Eilidh. We'll be back with more of the team soon 💦
PowerWash Sim Merch! Pre-order available now on Fangamer
Hello washers! 💦
We're pleased to announce PowerWash Simulator merch is now available for pre-order on Fangamer.
You can show off your drip with a PowerWash Sim tee, explore the streets of Muckingham with a desk mat or graffiti your own toilet with a washroom whiteboard pin
All pre-orders before July 29th will include a free PowerWash Simulator branded sponge 🧽
You can check out more details on our merch through these links:
To celebrate 2 years of PowerWash Sim 1.0 release, we would like to say...
Happy Washer-Versary! 💦
We have had an amazing couple of years with some fantastic content for you all to enjoy, and we aren't stopping there! Today a free Muckingham Files 3 update will be available
This will contain 2 Community voted jobs:
Aquarium Submarine
Thank you, our community, for all the love you've shown PowerWash Sim. We'll have more to come soon
