PowerWash Simulator 2 announced for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: now unclear]

Original: As Nintendo Switch 2 announcements continue to trickle out – we’ll be getting many more reveals after April 2 – we’re now hearing that the just-revealed PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming to the console. Naturally, there’s no release date yet.

PowerWash Simulator 2 builds upon what made the original washing sim so successful. New this time around is an original campaign, improved graphics, more equipment, and various features such as multiplayer.

Here’s a bunch of information:

Return to Muckingham in PowerWash Simulator 2, a sud-tacular follow up to the worldwide pressure washing sim phenomenon that has worked gamers up into a lather since 2022.

PowerWash Simulator 2 is bubbling with fresh locations in a whole new campaign, improved visuals, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals either online or—for the first time—in split-screen. Satisfaction is a spray away!

Key Features

• Craving More to Clean? – The jobs and water keep flowing in PowerWash Simulator 2. Play through a fresh new campaign, uncovering more of Muckingham’s mysteries. Plus, venture even further out to brand-new grime-coated locations like Sponge Valley, Power Falls and Lubri City.
• No Place Like Your Home-Base – Kick back and relax in your home-base after a hard-days-cleaning. Put down your roots and make the place yours by collecting furniture and trinkets to spruce it up along the way, then invite your power wash pals over to check out your pad.
• Soap-erior Washing – Watch your worries melt away with each swipe of your power washer. Cleaning feels even better in PowerWash Simulator 2, including enhanced soap that clings to stubborn stains and annihilates dirt.
• Clean in Split-Screen! – Satisfaction on the double! Share campaign progression online together for the first time. In addition to online play, split-screen cooperative play has entered the chat. Team up and take on the dirt with twice the wash-power, from the convenience of one screen.
• There’s Lots More to Come… – Watch this space as we dish the dirt on new content and features coming in PowerWash Simulator 2!

FuturLab design director Dan Chequer  said today: “PowerWash Simulator 2 feels like a natural evolution from its predecessor. The original game’s design was all about eliminating anything that detracted from the pure satisfaction of taking something dirty and making it clean. PowerWash Simulator 2 is all about adding in even more avenues for players to achieve that same sense of satisfaction, with new tools, features and quality of life improvements. We’re really excited to see players dust off their power washers and get stuck into this brand-new campaign, that brings you even more to clean, and even more ways to release the pressure.”

View the first trailer below.

Announcement Trailer

Thanks to Eurogamer for today’s news. For those interested in the series’ previous game, we have tons of coverage for you here.

Update: There’s now some confusion surrounding this. FuturLab has issued the following statement: “Whilst we would like to release on Switch 2, there are no current firm plans. We have no timeframe or news there.” We do think we’ll see this game on the console, but it might take some time until FuturLab feels comfortable talking about it in an official capacity.