This game is finally out! I was intrigued about it since the demo version was released, and I must say that "Mouthwashing" exceeded my expectations. And I was expecting the usual short indie horror that is popular nowadays.

Overall, I like the aesthetic and stylization, the trends of the last few years in indie horror have turned in an interesting direction.

What I particularly liked was the way the plot was handled. It's quite simple and uncomplicated, but it touches on a lot of topics at once, mostly reflections on life, its meaning and goals of different people. The story is presented non-linearly, in some places metaphorically, but nothing difficult to understand. Special pleasure is brought by the way the puzzles in your head are put together in the process. The developers do not consider you stupid and incomprehensible, so it becomes much more interesting to follow what is happening.

The dramatic component is totally my style and flavor. The character arcs are intertwined, they all have their own motivations and the plot centers on uncovering them. I'm purposely not going to say any spoilers, but I will subtly hint that the moment with finding your meaning and inspiration and then killing it yourself, both metaphorically and physically.... it's powerful.

To draw any conclusions I strongly suggest you check out the game and support the developer, but in the meantime you can take a look at poor sweet Daisuke's sketch. I hope to finish it in the next couple days, but I'm still working on digital quite slow