I first heard about Mouthwashing through a friend, who heard about it from Tumblr. This is quite bizarre if you know anything about Mouthwashing, a low poly, grimy horror game about the last days of the crew aboard a spaceship. It came out in September on PC, and like many indie gems, launched to some critical acclaim but didn’t take off at first. But some time in October, word started to get around about this strange little game. On Tumblr, users had begun creating fanart and engaging in heated discussions about its characters, and who was ultimately responsible for the ship’s demise. I then started noticing it getting picked up by streamers more, consistently showing up in my live recommendations on TikTok.So one night, I decided to try it for myself. It only takes three hours to play, b…