Mouthwashing Preview: I Hope This Hurts

The only thing worse than dying slowly is not getting paid. 

This may be true in some contexts but for the crew of the spaceship The Tulpar in the upcoming psychological horror game Mouthwashing, pretty much every endgame scenario is just plain bad.

From the very start players will be drawn in my Mouthwashing’s visceral, unique art style. From Developer Wrong Organ, Mouthwashing is reminiscent of horror game’s from the 90s such as the original Silent Hill but with infinitely more detail. The game looks, plays, and feels fantastic. Its 20-30 minute demo which is currently available on Steam will introduce players to Captain Curly who sabotages The Tulpar seemingly hoping to die in the process. Unfortunately instead, the incident has caused him to become horrifically maimed and unable to speak. Now the Tulpar’s remaining crew, consisting of four members, are doomed to a slow and torturous death in space. 

The best way to play Mouthwashing is to go in blind so I won’t say much more about the plot to avoid any major spoilers to be found in the full version of the game, but the story is extremely captivating. You play as Jimmy, who is trying to keep a level head and trying to keep the crew from dooming themselves even more than they already have. Your oxygen is running out almost as quickly as your food, not to mention something even more sinister is going on in the areas of the ship you’re unable to access.   

Mouthwashing plays like your typical survival horror, you’ll have to explore the ship, gathering items that can help you find your way around the ship. You’re only able to venture through a few areas on the ship in the game’s demo, but even after just a short glimpse I can’t wait to discover what secrets The Tulpar is hiding. You’ll also get to know the ship’s crew members the more you play and begin to question everyone’s sanity. It’s a heck of a situation to be in so everyone’s bound to get a little…weird, right?

Mouthwashing is brilliantly unique, wonderfully unsettling and you’re guaranteed to want more as soon as you’ve finished the demo. It has quickly become one of my most anticipated horror games of the year and I can’t wait to see what Wrong Organ does for the full game. 

Preview by Becca Smith