PowerWash Simulator goes Back to the Future: How did Hill Valley get so filthy?

The new PowerWash Simulator: Back to the Future Special Pack cleans up memorable franchise vehicles and settings. No Gigawatts are needed.

Image: FuturLab / Square Enix Collective / PowerWash Simulator: Back to the Future Special Pack

When Doc Brown exclaims “Great Scott!” do you think about setting a power wash hose on full power? But that’s just what he may be thinking now with the launch of the PowerWash Simulator: Back to the Future Special Pack.

The Back to the Future Special Pack for PowerWash Simulator is available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows and Steam.

The expansion’s five new levels are:

• Doc Brown’s Van

• Time Machine

• Hill Valley Clocktower

• Holomax Theater

• Doc’s Time Train

From the new launch trailer, the expansion is faithful to the film series. For example, the clocktower level shows the entire town square. The Time Machine (you know, the suped up DeLorean) is in the nighttime parking lot of the Twin Pines Mall, which is coincidentally a filming location near GameCrate’s offices. The Holomax theater is the futuristic site from Back to the Future II, which imagined how 2015 would become back in the 1989 movie.

Back to the Future Special Pack Launch Trailer

Back to the Future is not PowerWash Simulator’s first DLC. Another Special Pack (i.e., paid) featured areas from SpongeBob SquarePants. Free add-ons included Tomb Raider, Midgar (from Final Fantasy) and a couple of Muckingham Files add-ons that are related to the game.

PowerWash Simulator is a unique first-person power hosing game. You clean off vehicles, structures and outdoor areas that are covered in undisclosed dark filth. Every level requires power washing using a variety of hose settings to help items sparkle. Clean all dirty surface areas to move to the next level. The game has been called out for its ASMR elements because power washing is surprisingly relaxing and therapeutic to the point of sleep inducing.

Developed by FuturLab and published by Square Enix Collective, PowerWash Simulator debuted in July 2022 for Windows and Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Versions for PS5, PS4 and Switch released this past January and the Quest 2, 3 and Pro versions launched earlier this month.

If you’re a PowerWash Simulator player or a Back to the Future fan, this expansion pack may become your “density.”

Image: FuturLab / Square Enix Collective / PowerWash Simulator: Back to the Future Special Pack

Image: FuturLab / Square Enix Collective / PowerWash Simulator: Back to the Future Special Pack