PowerWash Simulator 2 got a meaningful patch in March 2026, and it's not just bug fixes. Update 1.2 from developer FuturLab adds the first free post-launch level, lets you finally stack furniture in your Home Base, and gives players proper control customization for the first time. Whether you've been waiting for a reason to return or you're still grinding through the 38-job career mode, there's enough here to pull you back in.
What's new in Update 1.2?
The headline addition is the Miniature Village, the first level in the Caldera Chronicles series of free post-launch jobs. Located in Three Rivers National Park, the village is called Nutsville and it's exactly the kind of absurd, charming target PowerWash Simulator 2 does best. Expect main streets, rivers, aqueducts, a castle, a train, and an unreasonable number of garden gnomes. It's walkable, detailed, and filthy.
Caldera Chronicles is FuturLab's answer to the original game's Muckingham Files bonus jobs. The plan is to release these free levels throughout the year alongside bigger paid DLC packs. The first of those paid packs is the Adventure Time Pack, which adds five levels inspired by the animated show and launched April 9 at $7.99.
Nutsville in Three Rivers National Park
How does furniture stacking work in the Home Base?
Prior to Update 1.2, the Home Base customization system had a frustrating limitation: you couldn't place items on top of each other. Rugs sat empty. Shelves stayed bare. Couches couldn't anchor a room properly because nothing could sit on them.
Update 1.2 fixes that. You can now stack furniture in the Home Base, placing items like couches on rugs or objects on surfaces, as long as they fit within a valid placement zone. The system still snaps to angles when you pick up and rotate pieces, which some players on the Steam community forums have flagged as limiting for precise arrangements. If you're finding the rotation snap restrictive, check out the discussion on furniture rotation angles for workarounds other players have found.
For a full breakdown of what you can do with cosmetics and the Home Base system, the guide on how to unlock new skins in PowerWash Simulator 2 covers the customization side in detail.
Home Base furniture stacking
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When placing furniture after the update, rotate pieces before confirming placement. The snap system locks to set angles, so getting the orientation right before you drop an item saves you from having to pick it back up.
What control improvements are included?
Update 1.2 finally adds key rebinding, letting PC players remap controls to whatever layout actually makes sense for them. Alongside that, controller deadzone sliders are now available, giving console and controller players on PC the ability to tune analog stick sensitivity. Both features were missing at launch and had been consistently requested by the community.
New control customization options
Which bugs does the patch fix?
The bug list in 1.2 covers some genuinely annoying issues that had been present since launch. The most impactful fixes:
- Multiplayer progress was saving incorrectly in some sessions. That's now resolved.
- Player departure notifications in multiplayer weren't triggering properly. Fixed.
- Achievement tracking for "Purr Bonding," "Tea Time," and "Rise and Shine" had errors. All three now unlock correctly.
- Cash tracking in Career mode wasn't registering accurately in some cases.
- Frame rate issues received cleanup passes.
- Xbox Series X/S players were hitting a hard crash on the Solar System Exhibit job. That crash is gone.
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If you earned "Purr Bonding," "Tea Time," or "Rise and Shine" before Update 1.2 and they didn't unlock, you may need to trigger the relevant conditions again after patching. FuturLab hasn't confirmed automatic retroactive unlocks for affected players.
What's coming next for PowerWash Simulator 2?
FuturLab has already teased additional Home Base items on the horizon, including a Rocket Light and a Record Player, both of which will be cleanable and placeable. These sit alongside the ongoing Caldera Chronicles schedule and the paid DLC pipeline.
The Adventure Time Pack launched April 9 and represents the first major crossover DLC for the sequel, adding five full levels to the game. It's the kind of collaboration that fits PowerWash Simulator 2's tone well since cleaning a cartoon treehouse is exactly the right level of ridiculous.
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PowerWash Simulator 2 is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. Update 1.2 rolled out across all platforms simultaneously.For more guides covering the latest updates and new releases, browse the full guides section at GAMES.GG.