Hello Washers!
We recently dropped our demo for PowerWash Simulator 2, and so far, it has had 131,000 downloads! Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and jumped in to clean so far 💙
We have also shared our release date! PowerWash Simulator 2 will be coming ✨ October 23rd ✨
You’ve all been sharing some great feedback with us, and we’ve been gathering it all up and working away in the background.
Let’s talk about some of the bigger things that have been brought to our attention...
60 FPS cap in the demo
The FPS cap in the demo, and if it would be in the final game, has been a big topic for a lot of you in our community.
We’d like to let you all know that for release day, this will be removed, and you’ll have more freedom on your frame rate. More frames than you can shake your extra-long extension at!
Performance/Optimisation
We have mixed reports from the community on performance, and the FPS cap doesn’t help that perception. However, the demo is based on an older, less optimised version of PowerWash Simulator 2.
Our current launch patch looks like it will increase performance significantly for the majority of players. As we get out of launch, we will continue to monitor this as many more systems access the game.
Controls and key rebinding
Controls and key rebinds have also been a topic that has come up a lot in your thoughts and feedback. This is something we’re working on and is our number 1 priority for post-launch. We hope to have this added in for everyone as soon as possible.
(We unexpectedly had to change our control system at the last minute, and had tried to get it in pre-launch but ran out of time. We're sorry this isn’t in already. We may test this in a beta branch very close to implementation, and we’ll let you know if this is the case.)
For those of you who prefer the controls of PowerWash Simulator, we have the option of Modern or Classic controls so you can switch between control schemes and play with whichever works best for you.
This can be done in the demo and will be in the game on day 1, and can be found in the settings under the Controls tab, supporting both mouse and keyboard, and controllers. Right now, PowerWash Simulator 2 officially supports Xbox and Dualsense controllers.
Cross-play functionality
This will remain the same as PowerWash Simulator, with the same code system for joining co-op games. PC (Steam, Epic Games, Windows Store) platforms will be able to play with Xbox consoles.
PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 will not have any cross-play features at launch. If this changes in the future, we’ll let everyone know.
Reporting demo issues
If you’ve had any problems accessing the demo or while playing PowerWash Simulator, please reach out to our Customer Support Portal and we’ll be happy to help get you cleaning!
You can find it by following this link ⤵️
https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home
We’ve had a small amount of reports of players not being able to clean dirt in the demo. We've found that this might be happening due to your system being below minimum specs, which you can check here.
If you're unsure or have any other tech issues, please do get in touch with our Customer Support
Thank you
We’d like to say a massive thank you again for all the love and support from the community during the build up to release 💙
Everyone at FuturLab is dedicated to making PowerWash Simulator 2 the best it can be, and feedback from our community is an essential part of making that happen. We’re still gathering feedback, so if you have more to share, please drop it in our Discord or post to our Steam Demo Feedback
The launch build now has a bunch of fixes and improvements based on your feedback, and the full game has so much more to discover.
As we get closer to PowerWash Simulator 2 splashing onto your screens, we’ll have a post-launch roadmap to share with you all, so keep an eye out for that!
Follow this link to keep up with all PowerWash Simulator 2 news, you can add us to your wishlist and play the demo here ⤵️