Oct 2024

1h 5m

422: Mouthwashing

About this episode

An unsettling game for the tail end of spooky season. Mouthwashing is a non-linear narrative horror game about a doomed space freighter and her crew. Please enjoy Dragonsbreath X mouthwash.

(00:00) - Mouthwashing
(22:31) - What's Making Us Happy This Week?
(22:53) - Nate: Cuphead and Piano
(26:24) - Raygan: VR Golf
(36:41) - Outro
(38:14) - Spoiler Break

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