First off, we have to be real here: Back to the Future is a beloved franchise in large part because the two writers stopped writing movies so they could make a full time job out of curating and stewarding BttF as a media entity. If you have a few dozen grand in liquid cash and a phone to call one of the Bobs, you can have BttF content in your game. It's more of a village bicycle than Ghostbusters as an IP, at this point.

I am thoroughly unimpressed with the criticism "This DLC doesn't have much content."

It's Powerwash DLC. The heck did you expect? You get two locations and three vehicles, along with a cute little plot about helping Universal shoot the movies. The DLC explicitly lists all the locations and what you'll clean in the store description. The only person to blame for not knowing there/s about two hours of content if you grind it all out is you, the purchaser who has already played the main game and knows how fast vehicle cleaning jobs tend to go.

The plot is a little hinky but far less twee than the Spongebob DLC. It's the 80s, you've been hired by an intern on the filming sets of BttF to clean props. Three of the settings have special triggers that cause the "special effects" to go off and actual moments from the movie happen. Never mind the fact it's clearly actually time travel or holographic sharks, reality is liquid in the Powerwash world.

If you enjoy the movies and still get a little thrill out of watching them, you'll have fun playing this. There's tons of little touches, like the Delorean leaving Twin Pines mall and it taking as much real world time to re-appear as it does in the movie. Just know the DLC did not license Silvestri's score, sound effects from the movie, or any copyrighted materials affiliated with the props. The Delorean does not have the DMC logo on the grille. Doc Brown's time train doesn't make the right whistle when it takes off. They're little details but they're details a BttF nerd who spent $8 on Powerwash Sim might notice.

It's worth the price of admission for a BttF fan. I think the main problem with all the negative reviews is we've got a ton of Powerwash fans desperate for content and are now buying DLC with very specific niche appeal that they are not a part of. So many negative reviews are starting with phrases like "I don't like BttF" or "I haven't seen the movies" and then they complain that there's not enough here to make it worth $8.

Folks. The point of the DLC is that you're having fun power-washing a garbage sports car from the 80s with a bunch of junk glued onto it to look like a time machine. Let's get a little perspective here. It's like loading up the Steam Engine bonus job in the main game and complaining there's not enough of the main game's plot. You're asking the wrong thing of the wrong content.

Being able to stand in the same spot Doc and Marty stand in and stare down the Delorean so it disappears a few feet in front of you? That's a fun little thrill. Getting to see the time train take off and travel? Also a thrill.

Overall: A fun little time. Worth the money. I'd gladly pay $8 for an indie game that lasts an hour and is consistently fun the entire time. I pay more to watch a bad 2 hour movie in theaters with friends. Let's have some perspective before we start parroting the idea "this isn't worth $8."

First off, we have to be real here: Back to the Future is a beloved franchise in large part because the two writers stopped writing movies so they could make a full time job out of curating and stewarding BttF as a media entity. If you have a few dozen grand in liquid cash and a phone to call one of the Bobs, you can have BttF content in your game. It's more of a village bicycle than Ghostbusters as an IP, at this point. I am thoroughly unimpressed with the criticism "This DLC doesn't have much content." It's Powerwash DLC. The heck did you expect? You get two locations and three vehicles, along with a cute little plot about helping Universal shoot the movies. The DLC explicitly lists all the locations and what you'll clean in the store description. The only person to blame for not knowing there/s about two hours of content if you grind it all out is you, the purchaser who has already played the main game and knows how fast vehicle cleaning jobs tend to go. The plot is a little hinky but far less twee than the Spongebob DLC. It's the 80s, you've been hired by an intern on the filming sets of BttF to clean props. Three of the settings have special triggers that cause the "special effects" to go off and actual moments from the movie happen. Never mind the fact it's clearly actually time travel or holographic sharks, reality is liquid in the Powerwash world. If you enjoy the movies and still get a little thrill out of watching them, you'll have fun playing this. There's tons of little touches, like the Delorean leaving Twin Pines mall and it taking as much real world time to re-appear as it does in the movie. Just know the DLC did not license Silvestri's score, sound effects from the movie, or any copyrighted materials affiliated with the props. The Delorean does not have the DMC logo on the grille. Doc Brown's time train doesn't make the right whistle when it takes off. They're little details but they're details a BttF nerd who spent $8 on Powerwash Sim might notice. It's worth the price of admission for a BttF fan. I think the main problem with all the negative reviews is we've got a ton of Powerwash fans desperate for content and are now buying DLC with very specific niche appeal that they are not a part of. So many negative reviews are starting with phrases like "I don't like BttF" or "I haven't seen the movies" and then they complain that there's not enough here to make it worth $8. Folks. The point of the DLC is that you're having fun power-washing a garbage sports car from the 80s with a bunch of junk glued onto it to look like a time machine. Let's get a little perspective here. It's like loading up the Steam Engine bonus job in the main game and complaining there's not enough of the main game's plot. You're asking the wrong thing of the wrong content. Being able to stand in the same spot Doc and Marty stand in and stare down the Delorean so it disappears a few feet in front of you? That's a fun little thrill. Getting to see the time train take off and travel? Also a thrill. Overall: A fun little time. Worth the money. I'd gladly pay $8 for an indie game that lasts an hour and is consistently fun the entire time. I pay more to watch a bad 2 hour movie in theaters with friends. Let's have some perspective before we start parroting the idea "this isn't worth $8."