Mouthwashing
It almost takes longer to explainMouthwashing than it does to play. It’s a psychological thriller about space truckers who crash their ship, then go insane while waiting for a rescue that probably isn’t coming. The title of the game comes from their cargo, which turns out to be nothing more valuable than gallons upon gallons of 15 percent ABV mouthwash.
The word I keep coming back to is “bleak.” Mouthwashing starts off as a narrative-led adventure game, then occasionally turns into stealth/action as its characters degenerate. It’s also more willing to play with its basic presentation than any game has been since maybe Eternal Darkness, as it often abruptly transitions between scenes with effects that look like a hard crash.
It’s short, at around four hours, but if you take the trip, you’ll be thinking about this one for a while. It’s a vicious little bastard of an experience.
