I had to lie down for awhile after finishing Mouthwashing, a vile horror game that's become my feel-bad favorite of Halloween 2024

Mouthwashing is one of those damnable, cursed games like The Outer Wilds or MyHouse.wad where there are so many surprises and unexpected gut punches over its three-hour runtime, I want to default to that most unpersuasive of videogame recommendations: "Trust me, don't read anything about it, just play it!"

But it's my job to produce something to read about it, so I'm going to keep things vague, spoiler-free, and largely hewing to the beginning of the game. Developer Wrong Organ's previous game...