During the Sumr Sale, just like older gas, new titles were also selling exceptionally well.
In this world, of course, there were still so people who already owned countless gas—or simply weren't interested in indie or mid-sized titles anymore. These were the more picky, jaded gars, often referred to as digital ED (emotionally detached) players.
These players didn't crave video gas in general—they were simply looking for one ga that could make them feel imrsed again.
So while the Sumr Sale was a celebration for most, these players could only watch from the sidelines, unable to share in the joy.
"Man, I envy people who can still really enjoy gas," they thought.
Among them, one particularly bored player had already started chatting endlessly with a friend over the phone.
During their conversation, he began to notice sothing strange—the person on the other end seed distracted.
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"Hey, wanna hang out later? Staying in all day is getting boring."
For a gar to proactively suggest going outside—that was already very out of character.
But it was also a clear symptom of being bored with gas.
"Uh, actually... I still have sothing to do. But I can chat while I'm doing it. How about another day?"
Ah—so they were multitasking.
The player realized this but didn't voice any displeasure. Just being willing to chat was enough—no reason to be picky.
"Alright then, take care of your stuff first."
"No, no, it's nothing that gets in the way of talking."
"Huh? What are you doing? Cleaning? Jogging or sothing?"
He didn't hear any heavy breathing, so jogging was unlikely.
"Uh... I'm playing a ga."
"Playing a ga?"
The player froze for a mont.
Playing a ga—while having a full conversation?
Wouldn't that be distracting?
Maybe it was so kind of board ga or card ga—sothing simple that could be played casually while chatting.
So he asked, "What ga are you playing? So new card ga?"
"Card ga? No, no, no. I'm playing a car-washing ga... no wait, more accurately, a cleaning ga."
The player: ??????
A car-washing ga?
A cleaning ga?
What even is that?
It didn't sound like a serious ga—not in a bad way, just that it didn't fit the standard mold.
"What do you an? What ga exactly are you playing?"
Now the player was curious.
What kind of fun could a cleaning ga possibly offer?
And yet, the friend clearly seed absorbed in it—after all, they'd been playing the whole ti they were chatting.
That was enough to intrigue even a digital ED gar.
"Well... the na's kind of weird, but the ga's really fun. It's called 'Just Pressure Wash It Simulator.'"
"Huh? Never heard of it."
"Of course not. It just launched in the past two days. There are also a few other high-quality indie gas that ca out with it."
"Oh, indie gas, huh."
The player's interest dropped imdiately.
Not because he looked down on indie gas, but because they usually had strong personal styles and weren't always designed to appeal to everyone like AAA titles were.
So it was hard to find one that truly clicked.
But hey—he had ti. Might as well give it a try.
Worst case? Refund it.
Just Pressure Wash It Simulator... what a bizarre na.
But it matched the cleaning the.
Still, he found it hard to believe—was the entire gaplay just about cleaning?
Driven by curiosity, he went to BattleNet to search for the ga.
The na was odd enough that it was easy to find. Sure enough, only one result ca up.
He clicked in and saw the cover art: a guy in a full blue protective suit, holding a pressure washer.
Definitely a weird ga.
He muttered again to himself, then clicked Buy.
One upside of indie gas was the usually low price.
This one was only $6.99.
Even during the Sumr Sale, it was performing well.
And despite being out for only two days, the ga already had over 1,000 user reviews.
He wasn't sure what that ant exactly, but most gas didn't hit that number in two days—this was impressive.
"As expected from my favorite indie dev—this ga is insanely addictive. I've played it straight for 24 hours."
"Damn it, I swore this ga looked boring... but I just can't put it down."
"I was listening to online lectures while playing this, and I actually managed to complete both the course and the ga levels. It's unbelievable!"
So of the reviews were pretty wild.
Apparently, this ga could be played while focusing on other tasks.
Was it really that magical?
He suspected there was so exaggeration.
If you could play while doing other things, maybe the gaplay wasn't that engaging?
Still... the ga had an 89% positive review score.
That was hard to ignore.
"Fine, let's try it."
He bought it, started the download, and while waiting, decided to look into who made the ga.
Userna: 'NintendoJustDamnItIsTheGodOfThisWorld'
That na sounded... oddly familiar.
Oh! That's the person who made Dead Cells!
Suddenly, it clicked—that ga had been one of the greatest indie titles he'd ever played.
So it was made by him...
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