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The overlap of people who engage in "competitive online gameplay" and those who play "PowerWash Simulator" is probably not that large. And it's even less likely that the latter is in any way replacing the former.

I'd surmise that the people engaging in mundane chore games are those that want mindless entertainment.

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I disagree. I certainly play both types of game. Sure, you don't /need/ to have the most efficient pattern in power wash simulator. They hardly punish you even in use of your time, but when you hit that perfectly aligned parallel line with no streaks, it sure feels good. And that is the core of the gameplay satisfaction..

"Playerskill mattering" has become largely inaccessible in competitive studio games, so these indie games are able to scratch that itch by letting you jump in and immediately see the reward of improving your hand eye coordination, path planning, etc.

Yeah, I certainly enjoy my competitive RTS (though in small doses these days, nothing is quicker to cause wrist pain than a 3 hour starcraft session), or high end mmo raiding, but can also enjoy chilling in truck sim or similar

One of my best friends, a man from Iceland I met in Overwatch a few years ago plays both Overwatch when he feels like really digging into something, and he'll play simulator games (Truck sim, Cooking sim, etc.) when he wants to 'chill' or wants less of a challenge. It works well for him, since his disability means that gaming is pretty much his whole life now.

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