Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems Picks Up Mouthwashing Film Rights with Scott Derrickson Set to Produce and Karyn Kusama to Direct
BEHIND GOD’S BACK – Oct. 29, 2026 – You can only hide from your sins for so long. Today CRITICAL REFLEX and Wrong Organ launched Mouthwashing, the critically acclaimed space madness psychological thriller, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and XBOX Game Pass for console and PC. Explore the rotting shell of your derelict ship and uncover the truth behind each doomed crew member while battling your own fraying sanity.
The terror doesn’t stop there. Today Wrong Organ and Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems production company announced that a Mouthwashing feature film is in the works. Produced by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone), C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng under their Crooked Highway banner, the Mouthwashing film adaptation will bring the acclaimed space horror to new audiences around the world. While plot details remain under wraps, the film is set to be directed by Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, Yellowjackets) and written by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (The Invitation).
Mouthwashing – Out Now on Consoles and Game Pass
Mouthwashing earned critical acclaim when it first launched on PC in 2024, garnering an 88 score on Metacritic and Overwhelmingly Positive user reviews on Steam. It also won in the Best Narrative and Players’ Choice categories at the Horror Game Awards, as well as Best Hidden Gem at the New York Game Awards. The game has since sold nearly one million units on PC, earned over 60 million YouTube views and nearly one billion views on TikTok.
When the Pony Express’ interplanetary freighter Tulpar goes off course, its five crew members find themselves stranded with a diminishing supply of resources. As they face the threat of starvation and endure crippling isolation, the crew must fight back paranoia and hallucinations as they come to realize the question is not whether they will survive, but when they will perish… and who is to blame.
Mouthwashing is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One and XBOX on PC for $12.99. The game is also free to download with XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC. In addition, Mouthwashing is on sale on Steam for 40% off for a limited time.
About CRITICAL REFLEX
CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publisher obsessed with genre-blending, rule-breaking, brain-melting games. We help devs polish the weird, sharpen the wild, and launch their projects loud. Known for titles like Buckshot Roulette, Lunacid, Mouthwashing and No, I’m not a Human, we champion the unforgettable experiences. Genre is a prison and we ate the warden.
About Wrong Organ
Wrong Organ is an independent game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, best known for its critically acclaimed narrative horror game Mouthwashing, which has sold nearly one million copies on Steam. The studio is currently developing Carcass Clad, a co-op tank horror game that puts players in the roles of Commander, Driver and Gunner as they fight to escape a war-torn city.
