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A Mortician's Tale

A death-positive game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home · By Laundry Bear Games

A game that's very easy to be invested in

A topic by arafel created Jun 17, 2020 Views: 228 Replies: 1
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One of my best friends is a mortician, and I was really happy (and sometimes frustrated) with how on the nose this game was. Chad is a dick. (Don't think I didn't notice his use of Charlotte instead of Charlie) -- but it's very accurate, from what I understand, of the industry. I truly enjoyed reading the newsletters and learning more about his job and about grief and death in general.

I saved a screenshot of the unclaimed gentleman's funeral-- one of my clients passed away and remained unclaimed, but I could never take the ashes myself because his next of kin stopped speaking with the coroner. I never got to say goodbye because of that, as I understand it (and as my friend has checked in on a couple of times) he continues to sit on a shelf until the appropriate amount of time passes for the home to scatter his ashes. Getting to attend that funeral in game meant a lot to me, so thank you. (and fuck you Chad for calling him a cadaver >:0)

I also appreciate the respect to allow people to choose whether or not they want to handle the case involving (tw) suicide. I appreciate the game developers respect and consideration to their players.

TLDR: this is wonderful game, finished it in a couple of hours and kept trying to not liveblog what was going on to my friends but it was impossible not to.

Developer

Hey there, thanks so much for taking the time to write this. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the game and that many parts were relatable! We worked really hard with a bunch of our funeral director friends to make sure we were being as accurate and respectful as possible, so i'm glad to hear the game was "on the nose"!

-- Gabby