Mouthwashing

Mouthwashing is one of those games where I'm very glad I played it, but the more tedious sections make me hesitate to revisit or replay it. Worth every penny for any fan of atmospheric/psychological horror games, don't get me wrong. The story is well-paced and well-delivered. The visual aesthetic of the game is solid throughout. At its worst, a couple of the game's puzzles/sections feel a bit out of place and break you out of the frankly excellent sense of immersion the rest of the game can put you into if you let it. The length and momentum are fantastic for streaming, if that's your thing. Might have benefited from voice acting, but there are some sections where I feel the lack of voice acting benefits it.

Nothing could justify just how beautiful and horrific this game was to play. The false sense of order in the story is this: Responsibility. Everyone has responsibilities. Every human development in history was caused not by obligation of higher order, but with our responsibility to maintain proof we existed. We eat, we drink, we laugh and we choose what makes us feel alive. The evidence this game is trying to portray isn't on the matter telling the truth, but a boiling pot of never making sense with yourself. When we look at the bible, the book never depicted what Eve felt when she had eaten the forbidden fruit. Had she felt disgusted? Morally wronged? Rather, did it even matter how she had felt due to the outcome? The game explains the reason why things matter and things don't, and it is the simple fact of responsibility. How boring would Genesis be if Eve admitted to God she had eaten it? Would people really believe the bible without some sort of conflict sprouting out of it? Would God have forgiven her if she did take responsibility? At some point in our lives, we will forget to regret, and start to gratify that false sense of security. It's easier to overestimate yourself, rather than to realistically experience the present. In Mouthwashing, we see that very clearly, how tragedy is caused by that human error of wanting to know everything the world can offer, but never to learn what we already have riddled inside our mind. If you wish to experience helplessness while hoping to learn different perspectives of what life fulfillment really means, then I recommend Mouthwashing.

mouthwashing feels like a whole body experience. for a game that isn't very mechanic heavy, it hooks you in with air of mystery to uncover and thought provoking dialogue. the whole game felt like a dissociative fever dream for me, and some of the underlying themes are hard to grasp in a first playthrough, but it leaves you thinking about every little piece of what you just experienced and what it could all mean. as far as gameplay, the puzzles were super unique and interesting. the game doesn't hold your hand at all, so figuring things out was a little frustrating for me at parts. this game is very dialogue heavy with no voice acting, as a heads up for someone wanting to stream it (i did, and was talking....a lot). overall this game truly earned it's place in being considered an indie horror masterpiece.

Short, engaging, atmospheric and raw to the point.

Excellent game, loved it.

its a cool game but its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ with your head

This game has a good and sad story to it and i love it!

10/10 but hard to recommend