At first glance, PowerWash Simulator might seem like just another chore-turned-video game. And while, yes, that is precisely what it is, it's also more than that. It tells a story. It builds lore. It gets weird. A perfect example of this are the many garden gnomes found throughout the game.
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These cone-hatted micro-men are always watching you. They’re on every stage, watching you perform every task. If you think you're ever alone while spraying the grime from an old driveway, you’d be wrong. In every level, hiding somewhere is a gnome. The only question is ‘where?’
From garage doors to rain gutters, houses are the quintessential power washing jobs. And with a ‘dormant’ volcano not far from the game’s town of Muckingham, there’s plenty of work to do on the local buildings. It almost makes it easy to forget about the nearby gnomes.
There’s nothing wrong with getting a little mud on your tires. But who’s going to clean it afterward? It’ll be you, of course. It certainly won’t be the gnome hiding around the corner, watching you do all the work.
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The truth is that just about anything could benefit from a good power washing, not just buildings or vehicles. Carnival rides, parks, playgrounds, they could all use a good cleaning. They’re not free from the watchful eyes of your gnome friends, either.
It’s not terribly clear why these jobs are separated from the career and free play categories within PowerWash Simulator, but they are. Special levels limit the tools you can use. So perhaps it's to control how challenging the task is. Regardless, they still have gnomes, so they still get listed.
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