Welcome to the complete PowerWash Simulator 2 Achievement Guide. This walkthrough covers every unlockable achievement, including tips, locations, and optimal progression paths to help you reach 100% completion efficiently — without replaying jobs unnecessarily.
100% PowerWash Simulator 2 Achievements Guide
Total Achievements: 40
Missable Achievements: None
Co-op Required: No
Estimated Time to 100%: 20–25 hours
DLC Required: None (as of current build)
PowerWash Simulator 2 keeps the structure of the first game but introduces a new Home Base system, improved job progression, and environmental storytelling.
Achievements are grouped by location or milestone, following the natural order of progression to reduce backtracking.
Achievement Order
To make this as smooth as possible, the guide follows a chronological unlock order, beginning from your Home Base and continuing through each major job:
- Early Achievements – Before your first job
- After Completing the Van Job
- After the Public Facility Job
- Campsite Job Challenges
- Career Completion and Miscellaneous
1. Home Base Achievements
These achievements can all be unlocked before starting your first real cleaning contract. They help you get familiar with the new Home Base hub introduced in PowerWash Simulator 2.
Purr Bonding
Description: Pet all three cats in your Home Base.
How to Unlock:
Head upstairs in your Home Base and look for the three cats — Ulysses, Bubbles, and Squeak.
Approach each cat and interact to pet them. You can do this immediately after starting the game.
Geo-Cashing
Description: Select a job using the Job Map.
How to Unlock:
From your upstairs office, interact with the Job Map and select the first available contract (the Van job).
This also acts as the tutorial for the main cleaning system.
Taking Note
Description: Examine an item on Harper’s pinboard.
How to Unlock:
In the same upstairs office area, interact with the pinboard filled with newspaper clippings and photos.
Reading any of them will instantly unlock the achievement.
Gnome from Home
Description: Find and pick up the hidden gnome.
How to Unlock:
Go downstairs to your first-floor office.
Behind the main entrance door, you’ll find a small gnome tucked into the corner. Pick it up to earn this achievement.
Home Decor
Description: Clean and place a piece of furniture in your Home Base.
How to Unlock:
After completing the first Van Job, you’ll unlock the ability to customize your Home Base.
Open the customization menu, purchase a rug, sofa, or other furniture item, clean it, and then place it somewhere in your base.
2. Job Achievements
Each cleaning job in Career Mode contains one or more achievements.
Below are all the confirmed ones so far, listed in story order.
All Moved In
Description: Complete the first Van job in Career Mode.
How to Unlock:
Finish cleaning the Removals Van — your tutorial job.
Once every part is 100% clean, the job completion screen will trigger this achievement automatically.
Dressed for Success
Description: Equip an item of clothing.
How to Unlock:
After the second job, open your customization menu and equip any clothing item — gloves, outfit, or boots.
The simplest way is to change your default color or gloves.
Radical Rebrand
Description: Apply a skin to your Van.
How to Unlock:
From the Home Base customization menu, select the Van and apply any unlocked skin.
You can use free designs or unlocked ones from progression.
Leading Light
Description: Own a light-duty washer and all of its attachments at the same time.
How to Unlock:
Purchase the Light-Duty Power Washer from the store, along with every compatible attachment (nozzles, extensions, and soap heads).
Once all are owned, the achievement unlocks automatically.
3. Campsite Job Achievements
Hit the Lights
Description: In the Campsite job, clean the lanterns first using only the red nozzle.
How to Unlock:
In the Campsite job, locate all five lanterns:
- Four are on the ground.
- One sits on top of the cabin roof.
Equip the red nozzle (0°) and clean these five lanterns before cleaning any other object.
Be precise — cleaning other parts of the campsite first will void the achievement.
4. Career Completion
It All Comes Out in the Wash
Description: Complete all jobs in Career Mode.
How to Unlock:
Finish every Career Mode job, including optional side contracts.
The achievement unlocks once the last mission’s summary screen appears.
5. Achievement Progression Tips
- Replay Jobs for Completion: You can revisit jobs anytime from the Job Map — ideal for achievements you missed or skipped.
- No Missable Content: Every achievement can be unlocked in any order.
- Efficiency Matters: Keep an eye on upgrade costs — certain attachments make later jobs far easier.
- Experiment with Nozzles: Many achievements require specific nozzles (red for precision, green for spread, etc.).
- Don’t Rush: The game tracks progress continuously, so patience is better than rushing through levels.
PowerWash Simulator 2 refines what made the first game satisfying — zen-like cleaning, environmental storytelling, and steady upgrades — while introducing the Home Base hub that ties everything together.
With no missable achievements, the game rewards exploration, patience, and the joy of a clean slate. Take your time, enjoy the process, and let the grime fade away — one job at a time.