In the new Tomb Raider expansion, your mission is to clean Lara Croft’s mansion. If neurons made a sound when they released dopamine, this would be it. It’s enhanced by the delightful PING sound you hear each time you finish a section. As you earn cash for completing jobs you can buy upgrades, such as new nozzles for your power washer, different types of cleaning liquid and fancier rubber gloves.īut the real reward is the satisfaction that comes from hosing every last speck of dirt into oblivion. You play as a power-washing entrepreneur, tasked with removing the dirt from buildings and objects. So it feels as though PowerWash Simulator was made for me. Forget yoga – my idea of relaxation is re-alphabetising my spice rack, then earning enough coins to increase the bin capacity in Airplane Chefs. I like playing games that are about tidying, too, whether that means matching up brightly coloured gems in Bejeweled or planting pumpkins in neat rows in Animal Crossing. Tidying up makes me feel calm and in control, even if all I’m doing is sweeping the Lego into a box I can then hide under the sofa. In my house there is Lego on every surface, Weetabix behind every radiator and a stain on the stairs I just keep telling myself is chocolate.īut I have discovered the pleasure in creating order out of chaos. As Kondo herself admits, it’s impossible to achieve domestic perfection when you have kids. Not that my home is clutter-free and spotless. I’ve read Marie Kondo’s book of the same name three times, and been on the radio talking about how it has, indeed, changed my life. If neurons made a sound when they released dopamine, it would be the pings on this game’s soundtrackĪlong the way, I’ve discovered the life-changing magic of tidying.

House cleaner simulator