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A Mortician's Tale

A point-and-click story about death care in a funeral home

Laundry Bear Games · Released Oct 18, 2017

CasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 805
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Oct 18, 2018
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is A Mortician's Tale?

You play Charlie, a recent funeral direction graduate learning the business, in a single-player point-and-click story set at a funeral home. You embalm or cremate bodies, attend funerals, listen to mourners, and interact with coworkers and clients.

For you if...

  • +you prefer a calm pace and a focus on story

Not for you if...

  • −you want puzzles to solve between story scenes

What players say

75% of 805 reviews are positive

Players praise the respectful, educational treatment of death care and the writing about funeral industry ethics. Common complaints are the brief length and repetitive, heavily guided interactions.

Screenshots and trailer

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A Mortician's Tale system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or higher
Graphics
DirectX 9c
Memory
2 GB RAM

Does A Mortician's Tale have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does A Mortician's Tale run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
3
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does A Mortician's Tale use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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