It’s the first Spook-isode about a game in a long while, and we’re celebrating by kickstarting a new segment: Ghoulish Games! Today’s last episode before the hiatus covers the celebrated indie horror gem Mouthwashing, a psychological walking simulator/puzzle game that asks the player to take responsibility for once. Nicole and Joe discuss their shared history with spooky games, what it’s like to empathize with someone truly awful, and wacky cartoons in dark video games.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, gun violence, suicide, self-harm, sexual assault, alcoholism, isolation, gore, cannibalism, mutilation, drug abuse, and psychosis. 

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Available to download: Steam

Mouthwashing on steam. (n.d.). https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475490/Mouthwashing/

Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, May 30). Mouthwashing (video game). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouthwashing_(video_game)