Can you survive this PS1 looking horror?

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Mouthwashing is a first-person horror that will give you PS1 vibes with its visuals and overall design. It’s more of a psychological horror than anything else, but there’s a decent number of scary moments and chases through corridors as well. The corridor chases are particularly scary as the claustrophobia and paranoia begins to set in.

The story itself is a pretty good one, with you feeling responsible for the Tulpar. It’s a fairly short game, but one that has some really disturbing imagery throughout that would make any classic horror fan happy. It’s great to see that with all the survival horror games that look incredibly realistic and horrific, that there are still some games out there that are willing to forego that realism for a retro vibe.

There’s no voice-acting, so you have to almost make the vibe of each character for yourself, which again is a brave move for a horror game in 2026. The music however is very well done and adds to the creepy atmosphere throughout the experience.

Like I said, the visuals have a PS1 look to them. It runs at a solid framerate, and I didn’t encounter any glitches during my playthrough.

The Verdict

Mouthwashing is brave in being more of a retro horror in 2026. No voice-acting, low PS1 style visuals are all welcome alongside the more realistic horrors like Resident Evil, while this short psychological horror has plenty of scary moments of its own that will please fans of the genre.

Score: 8.0