The Power Wash Video Game

Ever come home after a long, stressful day and thought, “You know what would help me relax? Some good old-fashioned manual labor”?

If that sounds familiar, you’re in luck. In 2021, game studio FuturLab released the hit PowerWash Simulator, a game that does exactly what it says on the tin: you spend hours blasting dirt off everything from garden fences to luxury cars with a pressure washer.

It might sound absurd at first, but over 17 million players have found it strangely therapeutic. In a world where modern life is stressful and therapy can be expensive, games like this tap into the power of simple, mind-clearing satisfaction. turning “turn off your brain” tasks into a genuine form of relaxation.

There may be something to that because I find washing dishes to be therapeutic!
Lana Backman