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Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to the psychological horror game Mouthwashing, developed by Stockholm-based Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex, with Karyn Kusama attached to direct. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay will write the script, while Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, and Vince Cheng will produce under their Crooked Highway banner, which has a deal with Sony’s Screen Gems. The game follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies, isolation, and paranoia expose tensions among them.
Mouthwashing, released in 2024, earned an 88 score on Metacritic and overwhelmingly positive user reviews on Steam, selling close to 1 million units. It won Best Narrative and Players’ Choice at the Horror Game Awards and Best Hidden Gem at the New York Game Awards. Content related to the game has generated 63 million YouTube views and close to 1 billion TikTok views. The game is now available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including Game Pass.
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