About This Game

A Mortician’s Tale takes about 1 hour to play. It’s a short, but deeply meaningful experience.

A Mortician’s Tale is a story-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home. Take on the role of recent funeral direction graduate Charlie as she learns the ropes of the business and industry. Prepare the bodies of the deceased (via embalming or cremation), attend their funerals and listen to their loved ones’ stories, and interact with Charlie’s coworkers, clients, and bosses.

A Mortician’s Tale is an informative, honest, and sometimes humorous look at the current state of and the future of the western death industry.

Original soundtrack by Halina Heron.

Reviews

“One Of 2017’s Best Games… It elicits dark feelings, but asks players to consider where those feelings came from and what makes them dark.”
Kotaku

“An approachable and thought-provoking meditation on life’s only certainty.”
82/100 – PC Gamer

“This is a beautiful game. It scared me. It moved me. Most of all, it made me stop what I was doing and think.”
Recommended – EuroGamer