{"id":1177718,"date":"2026-02-14T13:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=560832"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:49:23","slug":"powerwash-simulator-just-dropped-a-free-update-that-expands-the-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/powerwash-simulator-just-dropped-a-free-update-that-expands-the-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerWash Simulator just dropped a free update that expands the lore"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/powerwash-simulator-just-dropped-a-free-update-that-expands-the-lore.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The latest free update to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/4\/20\/22393841\/powerwash-simulator-pc-video-game\">PowerWash Simulator<\/a><\/em> doesn\u2019t take place in the Shrek universe or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24090707\/powerwash-simulator-warhammer-40k-dlc-pack-lore\">Warhammer 40,000<\/a> universe. It\u2019s completely home-cooked lore in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6EDNbxmUTDs\">The Muckingham Files 5 DLC<\/a> that dropped today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This free bonus job tasks you with cleaning up a dessert parlor in the town the game is set in. The description claims a raccoon got loose in there and smeared ice cream and chocolate all over the walls, but the disaster you can see in the trailer makes it look like that it had help. No single raccoon can make that much of a mess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Good thing your job in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/22463516\/powerwash-simulator-review-chill-game-mechanics\"><em>PowerWash Simulator<\/em> is extremely chill<\/a>. There\u2019s nothing more satisfying than carving clean lines through the muck until the whole place is squeaky clean. And learning a little more about the world might prepare you for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/539160\/powerwash-simulator-2-announcemement-trailer\">PowerWash Simulator 2<\/a><\/em> when it eventually comes out. The sequel will have a new campaign that lets you explore more of the game\u2019s setting, and it\u2019s expected to be released later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Just like the previous Muckingham Files DLC, you can pick this one up for free wherever you play <em>PowerWash Simulator<\/em>. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1290000\/view\/542229141158625302?l=english\">the game\u2019s update roadmap<\/a>, you can expect one more of these by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/560832\/powerwash-simulator-just-dropped-a-free-update-that-expands-the-lore\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest free update to PowerWash Simulator doesn\u2019t take place in the Shrek universe or the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It\u2019s completely home-cooked lore in The Muckingham Files 5 DLC that dropped today. This free bonus job tasks you with cleaning up a dessert parlor in the town the game is set in. The description claims a raccoon got loose in there and smeared ice cream and chocolate all over the walls, but the disaster you can see in the trailer makes it look like that it had help. No single raccoon can make that much of a mess. Good thing your job in PowerWash Simulator is extremely chill. There\u2019s nothing more satisfying than carving clean lines through the muck until the whole place is squeaky&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/powerwash-simulator-just-dropped-a-free-update-that-expands-the-lore\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1177719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1177718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PowerWash Simulator just dropped a free update that expands the lore | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest free update to PowerWash Simulator doesn\u2019t take place in the Shrek universe or the Warhammer 40,000 universe. 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