A Mortician's Tale

Lasted about 2 funeral's too long for my taste, felt repetitive by that point. Rating: 12/25

Nice little story that taught me a lot of different ways a funeral can be arranged. Unfortunately, it's just that, nice it doesn't explore any of its topics particularly well. Normally, I wouldn't recommend this game, especially at this price, but since it is one of the few that approaches this topic and for horror purposes, I think it's worthwhile to play if you get it on a sale

I really enjoyed this short interactive visual novel. I originally found this game on a whim during one of the sales and admit I was drawn in because of the color palette. For such a short game, the devs did a wonderful job at exploring death and grief with such care and even nuance. The NPC interactions are brief, but I found them to be fairly realistic in the approach to depicting different layers and ways to grieve. While there are numerous traditions surrounding death practices, this game did open up the discussion for less traditional practices and even brings in the nuances of autonomy and even corporate greed. I love how much the devs were able to pack into such a short game. The interactive portions of the game were perfect for my lower energy, but still gave me enough to work with and keep up with the story line. The music was phenomenal. I absolutely recommend this game, particularly if you are involved with any sort of death care.

This game isn't super long, so I don't wish to spoil too much. I will say, though, this game takes a rather morbid topic and handles it with a lot of respect and honesty. It also touches on some other topics that affect this industry and, by extension, all of us one way or another. With the added bonus of achievements, trading cards, and all the little goodies that come along with that, I think this was well worth the purchase. Aside from my few failings at a specific minigame, it was a really nice, calm experience that I quite enjoyed; and, while these topics weren't new to me, it was nice to experience the perspective that [b]A Mortician's Tale[/b] provided. If you see this on sale, or really want to support the dev, [i]I highly recommend picking this one up![/i]

---{ Graphics }--- 🔲 You forget what reality is 🔲 Beautiful 🔲 Good ✅ Suits the game 🔲 Decent 🔲 Not the best…. 🔲 normal for its release time 🔲 Bad ---{ Gameplay }--- 🔲 Amazing ✅ Good 🔲 average 🔲 Nothing worth remembering 🔲 Watch paint dry instead 🔲 Just don't 🔲 No gameplay, Or DLC add on ---{ Audience It’s aimed at }--- ✅ Kids ✅ Teens ✅ Adults ---{ PC Requirements }--- ✅ Potato 🔲 Decent 🔲 Fast 🔲 Rich 🔲 Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- 🔲 No difficulty required. (or an add on) ✅ Easy 🔲 requires minimal brain usage 🔲 Significant brain usage 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls ---{ Story }--- 🔲 No Story/ couldn't launch it 🔲 Some lore 🔲 Has a story, but it’s boring. 🔲 Average ✅ Good 🔲 Amazing! 🔲 It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- 🔲 Just an add on/ couldnt run it ✅ A little TOO short 🔲 Short 🔲 Average (10hrs+) 🔲 Long (30+ hrs) 🔲 Unlimited OR always updating ---{ Price }--- 🔲 It's free! 🔲 Worth the price ✅ If it's on sale 🔲 Maybe if you have a kid. 🔲 Not recommended/ if you want DLCs ---{ Bugs }--- ✅ Never heard of 🔲 Minor bugs 🔲 Can get annoying 🔲 The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- 🔲 1 🔲 2 🔲 3 🔲 4 🔲 5 🔲 6 🔲 7 ✅ 8 🔲 9 🔲 10

This is a very light recommend for me. I really enjoyed the concept, but the story is just way too short. For a $10 game, finishing everything in about an hour feels like a bit of a rip‑off. The idea behind it absolutely hits, and I wish they had built it out into something longer and more substantial. I also wish I could have done the cadaver’s makeup instead of leaving that to the other employees—it felt like a missed opportunity for more meaningful interaction. Overall, it’s an interesting concept with good intentions, but I just wanted more from it.

I'm miffed. Let's start with the pros. It's cute, cozy, easy to get through, and explores the concepts of death and funerals gracefully. Trans rights btw. Now the cons. It's $15 for a 45 minute game. Already, that's... a lot to ask. Yes, it says as much on the Steam page. I still expected more. The thing that annoys me is that "A Mortician's Tale" is barely about a mortician. It's about a mortician-flavoured bag of cement who thinks that Big Corporation Bad (as does everyone else in the story, she is not special). The main character speaks in automated email replies, and makes one decision seen through an open webpage and an ending. I'm constantly being told she's a good person between month long gaps, but I have no reason to believe that or attachment to anyone because of it. If the name and marketing was changed and the price dropped to $5, I would genuinely recommend this game! But this is not a Mortician's Tale, nor is it worth the pricetag.