Mush (video game)

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MUSH
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Developer Motion Twin
ReleaseFrench: 14 January 2013
English: 5 November 2013
Genres Simulation, RPG
Mode

Mush was [1] a browser-based free-to-play multiplayer game by the French company Motion Twin. [2] The game was first available in French on 14 January 2013. [3] [4] From August 2013, the English version of the game was in closed beta phase, which ended before 5 November 2013 when the game went live. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

The plot of the game, wherein an alien entity (the titular "Mush") takes over some of the 16 people on a spaceship and the players attempt to uncover their identities, has been compared to John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing . [5] [8]

As of 24 November 2023, the publisher's website reported that the game was no longer available. [9] An open-source remake was released shortly after closure by fan studio Eternaltwin. [10]

Plot and Gameplay

Players choose from a roster of characters, each with specified roles and skills (such as captain, pilot, scientist, or detective), and must work together with fifteen other players to complete various tasks on the spacecraft Daedalus. Two of these players are secretly infected with the "Mush", a malevolent alien parasite. The goal of the Mush players is to covertly conquer and infect the rest of the ship, or slay every living human. [2] [6] Human players must find and eliminate the Mush, then pilot the ship either to their homeworld Sol, or to the utopian colony of Eden.

Each player is allotted a set number of action points and movement points which are recharged every "cycle" (three hours of real time). Players also have health and morale points, which they must maintain at risk of death. [11]

The game's graphics utilize pixel art and isometric projection.

Reception

Mush was awarded the Originality Award at 2013’s European Indie Game Days. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Motion Twin". mush.twinoid.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hindman, Beau (6 September 2013). "MMObility: Motion Twin's Mush conjures delightfully paranoid gameplay". Massively . Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "MUSH : Sortie Officielle ! - Twinoid". twinoid.com (in French). Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Encyclopedia, tips and tools for the game Mush". Mush.tips. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 Khaw, Cassandra (2 September 2013). "John Carpenter's The Thing Goes Viral". USGamer . Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 "MUSH - In space, nobody hears it teem..." GamaSutra (Press release). 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Award-winning Mush is LIVE!". twinoid.com/en. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Priestman, Chris (22 April 2013). "Mush: Find The Imposter Among The Crew in This Intense Social Game". Indie Statik . Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Motion Twin". mush.twinoid.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Eternaltwin". emush.eternaltwin.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Rose, Mike (12 November 2013). "Mush Review". Gamezebo . Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Multiplayer mystery game Mush launches today" (Press release). Gamasutra. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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