The WhatsNext verdict
For Players looking for a short, reflective narrative about death, funeral work, and the people left behind: You prepare the deceased, attend funerals, and hear stories from their loved ones while running a funeral home. Tradeoff: Its quiet, task-based pace and focus on grief leave little room for challenge or mechanical variety.
What it does best
role-playing (rpg)
simulator
visual novel
The setup
What you are walking into
A Mortician's Tale is a narrative-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home—preparing the cadavers of the deceased (via embalming or cremation), attending their funerals and listening to their loved ones' stories, and running the business.
Where it lives
PC (Microsoft Windows)iOSMac
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorAdventureIndieVisual Novel
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