PowerWash Simulator 2: Complete Achievement and Trophy Guide

PowerWash Simulator 2 has 40 achievements (41 on PlayStation with the platinum), and while most of them are genuinely fun to pursue, a handful will catch you completely off guard if you charge into jobs without checking the list first. The game rewards curiosity, thoroughness, and occasionally just knowing where a hidden gnome is hiding. This guide covers every single achievement, organized by type, with the specific steps you need to unlock each one efficiently.

What are the Home Base achievements in PowerWash Simulator 2?

These five achievements are the fastest to knock out and you should target them the moment you load into the game for the first time. Head to the Home Base before starting any jobs.

Purr Bonding

Pet all three cats in the Home Base: Ulysses, Bubbles, and Squeak. All three are in the upstairs office where you spawn when you select "Go to Home Base." Two are near the job map, and the third is just across the room. Walk up to each one and interact. You can check the full Purr Bonding achievement details on TrueAchievements if you need confirmation on the exact requirement (worth 20 Gamerscore on Xbox).

Gnome from Home

There is a gnome hiding behind the door at the top of the stairs in the Home Base. Close the door, grab him, and the achievement pops immediately.

Taking Note

Enter Harper's back office, look to your right, and examine any item pinned to the bulletin board. More notes accumulate as the story progresses, but even the first one available will trigger this.

Geo-Cashing

Walk up to the job map in the office and select any available Career job from it. Selecting a job from the main menu does not count. You need to physically approach the in-world map.

Home Decor

Open the store via the pause menu, navigate to the furniture catalog tab, and buy the rug or sofa (both are free). Press Tab to access the placement menu, then head downstairs to the orange storage container. Retrieve the furniture, wash it, and place it anywhere on the bottom floor.

Customization achievements: how do you unlock them?

These three are straightforward but depend on your progression through the game.

The game separates its two currencies by purpose: the P currency (PowerWash Points) covers cosmetics exclusively, so you never have to choose between a new nozzle and a new outfit.

Equipment achievements: what do you need to own?

These achievements reward building out your washer collection. The key rule: you must own the washer and all its attachments at the same time. Selling any piece before the achievement triggers will reset your progress toward it.

Buy all attachments together

Washer tier achievements

For Leading Light, you start the game owning both the Prime Vista 1500 and the Urban X U1, so you only need to buy the nozzle and extension attachments for either one. The Prime Vista 1500 route costs roughly $315 total in attachments.

For Consummate Professional, the Prime Vista Pro ($10,000) is cheaper than the Urban X Stream ($12,000). The Pro's full attachment set adds another $8,500 or so on top.

Nozzle challenge achievements

Three achievements require completing an entire job using only a specific nozzle, with no other nozzle touching the job:

• Staying Adaptable: Complete any job using only the Adaptable Nozzle. Available for the Prime Vista 1500 at $150. Replay the Dog Car job for a fast clear.
• Three-Pronged Approach: Complete any job using only the Prime Vista Triple-Tip Nozzle ($2,500, only on the Prime Vista Pro). The Dog Car job works well here too.
• Double Top: Complete any job using only the Urban X Stream Double Turbo Nozzle ($3,000). The Mobility Scooter's tight crevasses suit this nozzle perfectly.

Job achievements: which items do you need to clean first (or last)?

This is where most players get tripped up. A large chunk of the job achievements require cleaning a specific object either first or last. The good news: "first" means that object must be the first fully cleaned item, not the first one you spray water on. You can accidentally splash other objects while working.

Mark targets before starting

Here is the most useful trick in the game for these achievements: press Tab when you enter a job to open the washable items list, then check the specific item you need to clean first. The game will mark it with an orange icon in the world, pointing you directly to it regardless of where it is on the map.

Career progression achievements

• All Moved In: Finish the Removals Van job. This is the first Career job.
• It All Comes Out in the Wash: Complete every job in Career Mode (the final job is Mount Rushless).

Order-based job achievements

For Hit the Lights: there are four lanterns counting toward the achievement (near the chair, at the end of the stepping stones, on the fire pit ring, and next to the telescope). The hanging lantern above the door does not count, so leave it until after the four ground-level ones are done.

For Hatching a Plan: carefully clean around the hatch with a small nozzle to establish a boundary, then finish everything else before returning to it.

Cosmic Ordering: what is the correct planet order?

In the Solar System job, clean the objects in this exact sequence:

1. Sun
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Earth
5. Mars
6. Jupiter
7. Saturn
8. Uranus
9. Neptune

Other objects in the job can be cleaned between planets without breaking the sequence. Only the planets themselves must follow this order.

Unique interaction achievements

These require doing something other than cleaning:

• Doggy Bath (Dog Car): Apply soap to every single cleanable part of the car simultaneously. There is enough soap available at the start of the job to cover the entire vehicle at once.
• Spin Doctor (Fun House): Clean any Rotating Floor Disc using the Swirlforce Surf Ace surface cleaner. Only one disc needs cleaning.
• Glissando! (Fun House): Hit all Giant Piano keys in order from low to high. The piano is on the second floor balcony. Use a small nozzle and aim high to hit both white and black keys cleanly.
• Floor is Lava (Stone Circle): Stand on all six pillars without touching the floor between them. Start from one side, jump across each pillar in sequence, cross the rear altar (it does not count as floor), and descend the opposite side.
• Deep Lore (Temple Interior): Descend the stairs that appear after cleaning the first section. The hidden room is impossible to miss once it opens.
• Drop the Ball (Gas Station): Roll the soccer ball down the playground slide at the back of the station. If it falls off, pick it up, carry it to the top, and drop it again.
• Tea Time (Teapot Tea Room): Find all six gnomes and place one on each seat. Five are at ground level; the sixth is on the roof of the Tea House itself.
• Rise and Shine (any job with a scissor lift and gnomes): Place a gnome on the Scissor Lift, then raise it to maximum height. The Teapot Tea Room is the recommended job since you are already carrying gnomes for Tea Time.
• High Pressure (Billboard or similar): Complete any wash task while using the abseiling equipment. Attach to the billboard platform, hang on the side, and clean one of the individual letters.
• Ticket to Ride (Mini Roller Coaster): Press the console button to start the coaster, then board it. Crouch fully inside one of the cars to avoid being thrown out on sharp turns. Ride it through a full loop back to the loading bay.

Jump each pillar without touching ground

Complete achievement list at a glance

For a full breakdown of every achievement alongside its Gamerscore value and community completion rates, the all achievements list for PowerWash Simulator 2 on Game Rant is a solid reference alongside this guide.

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