One of the most popular horror titles onSteamlast year was an unexpected hit from a small studio no one had heard of.Mouthwashing,developed by Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex, was released in September 2024 and soon went viral due to its horrific and uncomfortable imagery and storytelling.
The story of the stranded crew of the spaceship Tulpar left a bad taste in players' mouths in the best possible way. If you’re craving moregrotesque imagery and unconventional story beats, you’re in luck: Wrong Organ has another game out, and it’s completely free to play on Steam.
How Fish Is Made Is A Surreal Experience From Mouthwashing Devs
Guide A Fish Through An Existential Journey
In the 2022 free Steam titleHow Fish Is Made,you play as a small fish.The game begins as you’re dropped unceremoniously down a chute, ending up on the floor next to a larger fish. Movement consists of flopping around like, well, a fish out of water, and the"gameplay" is limited to flopping down the hallways and rooms and speaking to fellow fish.
Every fish you encounter seems obsessed with convincing you to go either “up” or “down,” based on their own convictions. One character erupts into an unexpected musical number, assuring you that it’s safe to eat twitching raw meat because that’s how you know it’s “fresh.” The entire experience is accompanied bydeliciously disturbing sound designin the form of dripping water, squelchy flops, and an incessant and ominous droning.
“One character erupts into an unexpected musical number, assuring you that it’s safe to eat twitching raw meat because that’s how you know it’s ‘fresh.'”
How Fish Is Madeperfectly encapsulates Wrong Organ’s iconic style. Dark and unnervingly organic-looking walls are lit by dim and incessant lights that guide your way ever forward. It’s astrange and unsettling experience that’s worth trying, whether you’re a fan ofMouthwashingor just loveweird, experimental horror.
Fans Of Mouthwashing Should Play How Fish Is Made
A Character From The Viral 2024 Horror Makes A Guest Appearance
In 2023, Wrong Organ added a free expansion toHow Fish Is MadecalledThe Last One And Then Anotherthat was meant to act as a teaser toMouthwashing.
In it, instead of flopping around the various rooms, you’re stuck in a lumpy wad of white stuff, presumably fish pulp. To progress, youroll aroundKatamari-style and pick up fish gibletsand random organic objects—some of which pulsate—with a sickening squelch.
Throughout your adventures, you encounter thebandaged and mangled face of Curlyas he peers out of the darkness to speak to you. The expansion is a perfect short title to play if you want more of the unsettling type of storytelling thatMouthwashingbecame known for.
Wrong Organ’s surrealHow Fish Is Madeand its DLC update arecompletely free to playin their entirety onSteam, so the only thing you have to lose is your sanity. Just be warned:You may never look at fish the same way again.
