About Mouthwashing

What happens when a simple space mission becomes an intractable nightmare? Welcome to Mouthwashing, a gritty psychological horror game set on the Tulpar, a cargo starship floating in deep space after a catastrophe.

Mouthwashing: Space Adrift and Near Madness

With broken equipment, limited supplies, and five crew members forced to face their own despair, survival is no longer a physical battle but an excruciating effort to grasp onto humanity.

Broken Crew & Secrets Best Kept

Captain Curly, Swansea, Daisuke, Anya, Jimmy. They. worked together until Curly's crash left them panicked.

The story isn't linear. It shifts time and character perspectives. You have to patch together broken memories to know what happened before the disaster and what eats it after. Phantoms of things that materialized from nowhere. Conversations no one wants to admit to. Good luck trying to figure out what's real and what's crazy (down the rabbit hole).

Why Is "Mouthwashing" Scary?

Mouthwashing doesn't have survival horror staples like monsters. Instead, there's, of course, the trauma-filled collapses of your crewmates and the tearful claustrophobia of the Tulpar.

Cold And Alone: The dark corners of the Tulpar's many strong halls are filled with death and despair. Walk around the ship and witness the degradation.
Split timeline: The narrative splits itself. There are time jumps to deal with and bouncing between many perspectives to make it all confusing as we try to piece together what has transpired.
Strange shots: Weird conversations and scary dreams will haunt you.
Searching for the truth: Examining objects and solving small puzzles to reveal the truth.
Suicide: Five people backed into a corner and let fear and misguided guilt do the work.

Tulpar Survival Guide: Gameplay

As such, the play of the game gets to develop through exploration as well as interaction with nature. Crew qualities follow pre-planned surprises. Steering [accidentally] the ship

Move about the Tulpar: Step lightly and cautiously. Dark places sometimes contain little truths.
Mouse: Discover things. Tip: Examine details: Every item has a story!
Room change: Find clues to the plot. Note: Move - the surroundings may alter when you're not looking.
In-game puzzles: Solve them. Tip: Use clues in each section to make deductions.
Track events and psychological alterations in dialog sequences. Be mindful of everyone's demeanor. Lies always have a gap.

Do You Dare Ride the Tulpar?

Mouthwashing is a must-play for psychological horror fans who live or die by their stories. Its hazy retro aesthetic and evocative sound design readily stick with you. Because the tale doesn't progress straight, the Tulpar stops feeling like a ship shortly. The worst aspect is watching the staff eat themselves alive with remorse and terror.