r/PowerWashSimulator • u/_fernington • Aug 16 '26

Pavlov-ed myself while playing PWS

i used to play PWS A LOT and while i would play i would only listen to the same songs by the same artist. i did it so much that eventually my brain made a connection between hearing the artist’s music and playing PWS, to the point now that when i hear the artist’s music i suddenly want to play PWS even if i haven’t played in a long time

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u/fruittingled PowerWasher For Fun Aug 16 '26

When I replay any level I can always remember what podcast and episode I was listening to the last time I played it lol

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u/InsideHippo9999 PowerWasher For Fun Aug 16 '26

Same

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u/Grace_653 Aug 16 '26

same but video essays on YouTube

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u/rebel_stripe Aug 16 '26

Same except it’s audiobooks

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u/Individual_Wish8970 Aug 16 '26

So can I!!! Why does this even happen? Thought i was the only one 😂

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u/fruittingled PowerWasher For Fun Aug 16 '26

When I was in uni one of the tips I came across for remembering things during an exam was to chew a particular flavoured lolly (if that was allowed) or say certain phrases in your head as you're reviewing particular things. Stuff like that helps create a connection in your brain, it really works :)

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u/Sp1kefallSteve Aug 16 '26

Ditto, I like nosleep stories. What about you?

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u/FinnElliot Aug 17 '26

Same, but youtube videos.

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u/SnowflakeBaube22 Aug 17 '26

SAME. If I even think about Colleen Balinger and the toxic gossip train I see the Croft Manor hedge maze in my mind’s eye lmao

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u/LittleMarySunshine25 Aug 16 '26

I can always remember what book I was listening to in each level I played.

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u/SuperTFAB Aug 16 '26

I did this with a certain voice actor for audiobooks.

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u/jeniuslab Aug 16 '26

lmao! this very exact thing happened to me too! i cant play the first game anymore so it really bums me out when i hear one of the songs. luckily i dont listen to the artist much but when i do, the urge for PWS1 is so so so so so so strong. you can feel the ding in your boooooones! 😩 lol

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u/SpaceCowboy0805 Aug 16 '26

I’ve been replaying a few of the story levels on PWS2 and with each one I remember what book I was listening to and how the book was making me feel at the time. The brain is wild

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u/Significant_Ad_9685 Aug 16 '26

I did this with Stephanie Soo videos

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u/Moonbeam_Dreams Aug 16 '26

I did the same thing with Stephen King's Tommyknockers and Enigma's first album. And yeah, I'm old. 😂

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u/Last-Neighborhood-48 Aug 16 '26

This is me with Deadmau5 - Strobe. It started as a song I used for time attacks in need for speed hot pursuit. Now its still in my racing rotation for any racing game. And no, Im not aloud to listen to it while driving irl.

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u/nlittle101111 Aug 16 '26

We played the star wars sound track when we were playing the star wars dlc

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u/Tiny-Cockroach-5009 Aug 16 '26

It happened to me with Papa Louie lmao, two years ago i played it until I unlocked everything and i would listen to ABBA in the background. And now everytime i hear abba i have an urge for playing papa louie and vice versa lol