Mouthwashing Review
Official Score
Overall - 90%
90%
Despite Mouthwashing’s unsettling atmosphere, this immersive tale will make you want to take responsibility for the Tulpar - just make sure to approach with a fresh, open mind.
Promising “extreme violence, gore, mutilation, and worse on PSX-style characters” on its official Steam page, Wrong Organ and CRITICAL RELFEX’s first person horror title Mouthwashing comes out of the gate strong with quite the pitch.
Should players brave this intergalactic adventure of hopes, dreams, and marzipan?
Mouthwashing Review
A small but mighty crew of five is space trucking on the Pony Express’ Tulpar frieghter in the far off reaches of the universe – all in a day’s work.
However, this journey to transport its massive amounts of cargo quickly goes sideways when an Orbital Body gets in the way, causing a catastrophic crash that trades the hope and dreams of this wayward crew for massive damage and copious amounts of foam.
From there, players will get to know the cast of Mouthwashing through a number of non-linear story segments that cover a broad swath of time. The titles prides itself on giving players just enough information to piece things together, with everything coming together by the time the credits rolled – a welcome approach we absolutely loved.
Things in Mouthwashing are presented in first-person perspective, jumping from character to character as players gather items, interact with objects, and slowly piece things together. The world of Mouthwashing was created with incredible care, and the stylistic choice to use low-poly models adds to its immersion.
While the confines of the Tulpar are relatively cozy, Mouthwashing sets out to make a huge impact in just a short amount of time. Gathering codes, giving painkillers to incapacitated crew members, and checking off objectives might sound like a lot of responsibility, but Mouthwashing grabs your attention and never lets go.
Running at about two hours, Mouthwashing always another twist up its sleeve, keeping us engaged enough to play everything in one go. No character is without fault either; from Swansea habit of getting lost in the sauce to the inexperienced intern Daisuke’s, well, inexperience, Mouthwashing’s nuance is one of its greatest strengths.
By the time the title is over, players will have truly connected with this not-so-fab five – something that even AAA(A?) video game and movie blockbusters sometimes struggle with.
We’d say that Mouthwashing has heart, but maybe that’s not the right choice of words. Maybe it makes sense to say that Mouthwashing has a keen eye for things?
Just be warned that Mouthwashing prides itself on its unsettling atmosphere – almost to a fault. We absolutely loved the sheer desperation of the crew, but those looking for a change of pace after experiencing something as saccharine as Infinty Nikki should either steel their nerves or tread with caution.
Despite Mouthwashing’s unsettling atmosphere, this immersive tale will make you want to take responsibility for the Tulpar – just make sure to approach with a fresh, open mind.
Mouthwashing Review
Reviewed On: PC
Release Date: September 26, 2024
MSRP: $12.99
Platforms: PC
Developer: Wrong Organ
Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX
Alternative Reviews: But Why Tho?, GINX TV, Use a Potion
Aggregate Scores: Metacritic, OpenCritic
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