Laundry Store Simulator is a first person shop management game from Indonesian studio Akhir Pekan Studio, published by PlayWay and released on 9 December 2024. You start with a small laundromat, a handful of second hand machines and a stack of decorations you can sell for startup cash, and you build it into a business with coin operated self service, a minimart, a screen printing bench, carpet and shoe cleaning and a bakso cart out front. Progress runs on a Laundry Rank that rises as you serve customers, and each rank up hands you a challenge asking for a set number of repetitions of a specific task before it unlocks. Machines matter more than they first appear: the starting Cheap Used washer costs eleven dollars and takes 45 minutes a cycle, while the Waffles Series 77B costs 786 dollars, needs Rank 8 and cuts that to about 20 minutes. There are 75 achievements, a skill tree, phone based quests and a rotating cast of troublesome customers, and the whole thing is far denser than the storefront screenshots suggest.
Laundry Store Simulator features distinct areas with increasing difficulty. This guide covers every major location in progression order: what to do, what to get, and when to move on. For the step-by-step path, see our walkthrough.
Area Progression Order
| Order | Location | Difficulty | Key Rewards | Recommended Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coin Wash Room | Unlocks early, prioritise it over service side upgrades | Passive coin income, abandoned clothes worth one to two dollars each | Washing and drying staff |
| 2 | Minimart counter | Minimart upgrade costs 1,100 dollars, employee needs Rank 6 | Daily adjustable pricing, steady income independent of machine throughput | Washing and drying staff |
| 3 | Storage room | Required together with Rank 6 for the minimart employee | Stock capacity, minimart employee unlock, fewer restocking interruptions | Cashier |
| 4 | Screen printing area | Unlocks through shop expansion | Custom apparel orders, a separate customer type from laundry walk ins | Cashier |
| 5 | Secondhand shop across the street | Available from the start | One to two dollars per abandoned garment, ten cents per empty box | Cashier |
Coin Wash Room: Starting Area
The self service area, and the most valuable expansion in the early game because coin washers earn money without your attention. Customers regularly leave clothes and underwear behind in these machines, which becomes free stock to sell.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Unlocks early, prioritise it over service side upgrades |
| Key Rewards | Passive coin income, abandoned clothes worth one to two dollars each |
| Recommended Build | Washing and drying staff |
| Key Equipment | Waffles Series 77B washing machine |
What to Do Here
- Learn the basics of Laundry Rank and rank up challenges. This is where you practice without heavy punishment.
- Collect starting resources and your first equipment upgrade.
- Clear all main content before moving to Minimart counter.
- If you're struggling, read our beginner's guide.
Minimart counter: Early Game
Retail shelves at the front of the shop selling cleaning supplies and other goods, with prices you can adjust every day. The 1,100 dollar upgrade also makes the cashier employee Tannahill considerably more effective at the counter.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Minimart upgrade costs 1,100 dollars, employee needs Rank 6 |
| Key Rewards | Daily adjustable pricing, steady income independent of machine throughput |
| Recommended Build | Washing and drying staff |
| Key Equipment | Waffles Series 77B washing machine |
What to Do Here
- Focus on mastering Washer and dryer tiers. It's critical from this point on.
- Farm for Waffles Series 77B washing machine if you don't have it yet.
- Complete all objectives for maximum rewards.
- Prepare for the difficulty spike in Storage room.
Storage room: Mid Game
The back room that holds stock and is a prerequisite for the minimart employee alongside Laundry Rank 6. Without it you are restocking shelves by hand between every customer, which eats the time you should be spending on machines.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Required together with Rank 6 for the minimart employee |
| Key Rewards | Stock capacity, minimart employee unlock, fewer restocking interruptions |
| Recommended Build | Cashier |
| Key Equipment | Waffles Series 77B washing machine |
What to Do Here
- This is the main skill check. Bring an optimized build.
- Cheap Used washing machine becomes accessible here. Prioritize getting it.
- Master Coin laundry self service for the boss encounters.
- Check our boss guide if you get stuck.
Screen printing area: Late Game
The back of the shop where custom shirt orders are printed. Ink is consumed per design, so this space rewards batching several orders together rather than running one print at a time between other tasks.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Unlocks through shop expansion |
| Key Rewards | Custom apparel orders, a separate customer type from laundry walk ins |
| Recommended Build | Cashier |
| Key Equipment | Cheap Used washing machine |
What to Do Here
- Full build optimization is expected by this point.
- Cheap Used washing machine should be your primary, fully upgraded.
- Side businesses and the minimart mastery starts mattering here.
- Farm resources for the push into Secondhand shop across the street.
Secondhand shop across the street: Endgame
Not part of your business, but the place you convert junk into cash. Clothes left behind in coin machines sell for a dollar or two each here, and empty cardboard boxes go for about ten cents, which adds up across a long shift.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Available from the start |
| Key Rewards | One to two dollars per abandoned garment, ten cents per empty box |
| Recommended Build | Cashier |
| Key Equipment | Cheap Used washing machine |
What to Do Here
- This is endgame. Best-in-slot gear and a perfected build are mandatory.
- See our boss guide for endgame fight strategies.
- The reward loop: clear content → upgrade → push harder content.
- Experiment with Bakso vendor for variety once you've mastered the meta.
Exploration Tips
- Clear areas in order: Coin Wash Room → Minimart counter → Storage room → Screen printing area → Secondhand shop across the street. Skipping areas means missing resources you'll need later.
- Check every corner: Hidden caches and secrets are often in non-obvious locations.
- Match your equipment: Some areas favor different equipment types.
- Read the walkthrough: Our walkthrough provides exact progression milestones for each area.
- Don't rush: Clearing an area fully gives more resources than speedrunning two areas.
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- Laundry Store Simulator Combat Guide
- Laundry Store Simulator Boss Guide
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- Laundry Store Simulator Classes & Characters
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