A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home. • “One Of 2017's Best Games” — KOTAKU • “One of Polygon’s Best Games of 2017” — POLYGON • “This is a beautiful game. It scared me. It moved me” — EUROGAMER (Recommended) • “A thought-provoking meditation on life’s only certainty” — PC GAMER (82/100) • “It might just change the way you think about death” — DESTRUCTOID (8/10) 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.
Great game but too short
It’s would be nice to run a funeral home in the game . A little too short
Best Game ever
I’ve always wanted to be an mortician. And I finished the game like 5 time actually tho. Please make another game🙏🙏🙏
Thanx
...from an embalmer (CA 8254) for the only stickers avail. relating to my job in the 'store' :)
Very Educational
I didn’t find this game morbid at all. The funeral business has always been a mystery. You have opened the doors to an unknown world. The funeral industry is BIG BUSINESS. They make a lot if money taking advantage of people’s grief. Thank you so must for demystifying this process. It was quite educational, informative, and helpful. I hope others find it to be so!
Well done <3
This was fantastic, a huge virtual hug to the creators. I played the whole thing, it’s very respectful and realistic, you incorporated so many things about the current funeral culture. Thank you!
Educational
This is much more educational then a game. That said I 100% recommend it for people who are interested in the mortuary field, or to better understand what your options are for when it’s your time.
Wonderful little narrative game exploring death
At the time of writing this, this game has 2.9 stars on the App Store, and I’m shocked. To me it felt like a beautiful and thoughtful narrative game that explores death from the perspective of people who encounter it every day in their jobs. Yes, the game is short, about 45 minutes for me. Yes, it is worth $3. I don’t understand anyone saying it should be free or cost less—games take SO much work and the expectation that they should sell for tiny amounts of money or be entirely free is toxic. To the developers, you made a wonderful experience and I hope you’re really proud of it. The people saying it’s too short, or it should be replayable, or it isn’t worth $3 are wrong and haven’t understood the value of a succinct and meaningful interactive story. I’m excited to play anything else you’ve made or make in the future.
Updated for iOS 13
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