Mouthwashing release date: October 29 on PS5 and Xbox, day one on Game Pass

The Mouthwashing release date on PS5 and Xbox: October 29

The Mouthwashing release date for consoles is October 29, 2026. Push Square reported on October 20 that the PS5 version arrives that day in the US and Europe, and the same day Xbox Wire confirmed the Xbox version for October 29 as part of an announcement of three Critical Reflex games coming to Xbox. If you have been waiting for the first-person horror game to leave PC, that is the date to mark.

On Xbox, the game is listed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Xbox One, and Xbox Wire says it will be available on Game Pass from day one. That is the cleanest answer to the question most people searching for the Mouthwashing release date want: it is not a long wait, and for Game Pass subscribers it is not an extra purchase.

The PS5 port is not a surprise. Push Square first reported in February 2025 that developer Wrong Organ had confirmed a PlayStation 5 version for later that year, to be sold digitally and, through Fangamer, as a boxed copy. It slipped well past that window, which is why October 2026 reads as the real arrival.

Platforms, Game Pass and what we could not confirm

Here is what the two announcements establish. PS5: October 29, 2026, per Push Square. Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Xbox One: October 29, 2026, with Game Pass at launch, per Xbox Wire. The game has been on PC through Steam since September 26, 2024, where Steam lists Wrong Organ as developer and Critical Reflex as publisher.

Two things we could not pin down from a primary source. First, a console price: neither Push Square nor Xbox Wire gives one, so we are not guessing at a PS5 or Xbox figure. Check the PS Store and Xbox Store listings before you buy. Second, Switch: Push Square's game profile lists a Nintendo Switch eShop version, but neither announcement we read covers it, so treat Switch as unconfirmed here.

Push Square also says a physical edition is available through Fangamer, where you can sign up for notifications. We did not open the Fangamer page, so we cannot say what it costs or when it ships.

What Mouthwashing is, and who should skip it

Steam describes Mouthwashing as a first-person horror game about the dying crew of a shipwrecked space freighter, centred on a captain who survives his own failed suicide and is left maimed and unable to speak. Xbox Wire sets the story aboard the doomed freighter The Tulpar, where five stranded crew members uncover their fractured history. It uses a deliberately low-poly, PS1-style look that Push Square calls PS1-inspired.

This is not a casual scare game. The Steam page carries a content descriptor reading: "Extreme violence, gore, mutilation and worse on PSX-style characters." Suicide and its aftermath sit at the centre of the premise. If that is a hard subject for you, the age-rating and content information on your platform's store page is worth reading before you commit.

It is also a single-player, story-first experience. Steam's tags lean toward Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Atmospheric and Narrative, not combat or survival mechanics, so expect to walk, look and listen more than you fight.

How Mouthwashing has been received so far

The reception is the reason this port got attention. Steam shows an Overwhelmingly Positive rating of 95% across 24,893 English user reviews, with the last 30 days at Very Positive, 90% of 299, as of October 21, 2026. Push Square's game profile lists an 88 Metacritic aggregate for the PC version, up from the 87 across 18 reviews it cited in February 2025.

Sales have grown too. Push Square reported more than 500,000 copies in February 2025, and Xbox Wire now says more than 800,000. Xbox Wire adds that it won Best Narrative and Players' Choice at the Horror Game Awards. Those are Microsoft's words about a game it is about to sell and promote, so read them as vendor claims, though the Steam numbers back the general picture independently.

For criticism, Push Square's February 2025 piece quoted IGN's review: "Mouthwashing is grimy, uncomfortable, and incredibly compelling." We are relaying that line as cited by Push Square, not from IGN's own page.

Price: what Steam charges today and what to expect on console

On Steam, Mouthwashing costs $12.99 at list price and $7.79 during a 40% promotion that ends November 3, 2026. That is the only verified price in this story, and it applies to the PC version only.

Console pricing can differ from Steam, and regional prices vary, so the sensible move is to wait for the store listings to show a figure and compare it to the Game Pass option. On Xbox, a day-one Game Pass slot changes the maths for subscribers: you can try it without paying separately, if your plan covers the platform you play on.

Where this fits in Xbox's push for indie horror

Mouthwashing is one of three Critical Reflex titles in the Xbox Wire post. Arctic Eggs, from The Water Museum, is available now on Xbox Series X|S. No, I'm Not a Human, from Trioskaz, is due in 2027 for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One and is coming to Game Pass, and Xbox Wire says it has sold more than one million copies on PC.

The same day, an ID@Xbox and IGN showcase listed Mouthwashing on October 29 alongside The Wolf Among Us Remastered, also October 29, and Shrek 2 Remastered on November 10. The takeaway is that late October is crowded for Xbox, and a game already proven on PC is a safer bet than most of the reveals.

Our take: a proven PC hit that is easy to try, if you can stomach it

The release date is simple, the platform spread is wide, and the reception is real. The case for waiting is a console price we cannot yet verify. The case against playing at all is the subject matter, which is heavy by design.

If horror with a story and a point of view is your thing, October 29 is a good day to pick it up, especially on Game Pass. We have not played the console builds, and this report rests on the announcements and store pages named in our sources, not on hands-on time.