A Mortician's Tale
- First release
- Oct 18, 2017
- Publisher
- Laundry Bear Games
- Engine
- Unity
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Simulator, Visual Novel
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
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.Read more
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.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 18, 2017
- Mac
- Oct 18, 2017
- iOS
- Nov 06, 2018
All 5 release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 15, 2017
- Mac
- Mar 15, 2017
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 1h
- Main + Extras
- 2h
- Completionist
- 1h
- Age ratings
- ESRB RP
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- External links
- App Store (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)itch.io (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)App Store (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Instagram (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- bloody, death, in-game e-mail
… All 3
, in-game e-mail
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 81
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 1h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 2h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 1h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 765 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Indie
- Casual
- Female Protagonist
- Short
- Singleplayer
- Point & Click
- Dark
- Story Rich
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Languages
- Englishinterface
Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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