{"id":814261,"date":"2025-12-07T19:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-07T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:57:43","slug":"12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator\/","title":{"rendered":"12m players have got in a lather with PowerWash Simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>PowerWash Simulator has passed an impressive player milestone, really proving that a little dirt won&#8217;t hurt. In fact, it has given us a quite a lot of dirt, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/muddy-hell-powerwash-simulator-is-better-than-i-ever-expected\">we are more than ok with that<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, developer Futurlab announced that 12 million players had donned their overalls, grabbed their hoses, and washed away more grime than I ever thought possible since the game&#8217;s early access release in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This, Futurlab said, was all thanks to a number of DLC expansions, which include the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/powerwash-simulator-warhammer-40k-dlc-release-date-announced\">Warhammer 40K<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-dlc-coming-to-powerwash-simulator\">Final Fantasy 7<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wash-your-bikini-bottom-in-new-powerwash-simulator-sponge-bob-crossover\">SpongeBob SquarePants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/12m-players-have-got-in-a-lather-with-powerwash-simulator?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PowerWash Simulator has passed an impressive player milestone, really proving that a little dirt won&#8217;t hurt. In fact, it has given us a quite a lot of dirt, and we are more than ok with that. Earlier today, developer Futurlab announced that 12 million players had donned their overalls, grabbed their hoses, and washed away more grime than I ever thought possible since the game&#8217;s early access release in 2021. This, Futurlab said, was all thanks to a number of DLC expansions, which include the likes of Warhammer 40K, Final Fantasy 7 and SpongeBob SquarePants. 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