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Dishwashing Simulator

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.

What works

  • Unique blend of simulation and horror
  • Engaging automation and progression systems
  • Immersive atmosphere and sound design
  • Procedurally generated exploration
  • Developer responsiveness and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Short story and abrupt ending
  • Clunky parkour finale
  • Some physics and automation bugs
  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Repetitive gameplay elements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Skin Deep

  • PIGFACE

  • The Upturned

  • Total Chaos

  • HOLE

  • Haydee 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like Dishwashing Simulator but with less self-expression and customization

  • Dead Signal

  • SCP: Ground Zero

  • Born Into Fear

  • [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap

  • A Chair in a Room : Greenwater

  • Skinfreak

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Dishwashing Simulator. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dishwashing Simulator: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026