While the “Simulator” genre is not new, one of the more successful takes in recent years has undoubtedly been the Square Enix-published Powerwash Simulator from 2022, which has inspired similar titles based around different occupations with similar core gameplay. This brings us to an indie platformer from 2024 called Project Shoreline, which was brought to my attention through my Steam recommendations. Due to physical health circumstances after playing PIO (as well as a particularly difficult stage in Astro Bot), I wasn’t sure about playing it at first since it was a platformer, but later decided to give it a try upon making a connection with the gameplay of Powerwash Simulator (and also the fact it was free). After managing to 100% the game while playing with a much more comfortable DualSense controller, I came away wanting more from its surprisingly fun and relaxing combination of elements.
