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Also LGBTQ+ and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
Games like A Mortician's Tale
- 33 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked A Mortician's Tale also play
The closest matches to A Mortician's Tale: Fragments of Him, Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch, A Normal Lost Phone, and Journal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Short and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
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The Flood
Why this: Also Experimental and Short, like A Mortician's Tale.
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Many Nights a Whisper
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as A Mortician's Tale.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Laundry Bear Games
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 72% of 1,216 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Metacritic 78
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Cultural sensitivity in funerary practices
- Death presented as ordinary work
- Educational insights into mortuary science
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Emotional
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as A Mortician's Tale.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as A Mortician's Tale.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Mortician's Tale at current Steam store prices.
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Why this: Also Experimental and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
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Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
Thirty Flights of Loving
Why this: Also Experimental and Short, like A Mortician's Tale.
Sumire
Why this: Same emotional mood as A Mortician's Tale.
The Procession to Calvary
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as A Mortician's Tale.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to A Mortician's Tale, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
A Raven Monologue
Why this: Also Experimental and Short, like A Mortician's Tale.
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Why this: Also Short and LGBTQ+, like A Mortician's Tale.
Life is Strange 2
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
the static speaks my name
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gone Home
Why this: Also Short and LGBTQ+, like A Mortician's Tale.
What Remains of Edith Finch
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like A Mortician's Tale.
Many Nights a Whisper
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as A Mortician's Tale.
About A Mortician's Tale
The closest matches to A Mortician's Tale: Fragments of Him, Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch, A Normal Lost Phone, and Journal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If A Mortician's Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fragments of Him, Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and emotional, and single out its body preparation simulation and cremation process. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
A Mortician's Tale is a short indie game released in 2017 by Laundry Bear Games, available for $9.99. Players take on the role of a mortician running a funeral home, engaging with body-preparation simulation, cremation, and embalming mechanics alongside email correspondence with clients. The game frames death as ordinary work rather than taboo subject. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, with reviewers highlighting its quietly emotional storytelling and respectful handling of diverse identities. The title also offers educational insights into mortuary science and cultural sensitivity in funerary practices. Marked as playable on Steam Deck, the game has a Metacritic score of 78 and holds a 72% positive rating from over 1200 Steam reviews, appealing to those interested in narrative-driven games about grief and identity.
About A Mortician's Tale: A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Is A Mortician's Tale worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 1,216 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.4 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cultural sensitivity in funerary practices
- Death presented as ordinary work
- Educational insights into mortuary science
- Quietly emotional storytelling
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A Mortician's Tale is best described as an informative, interactive primer on the death industry, primarily funeral homes. As someone who fortunately has little experience with these services, I found the game interesting and educational…”
“This "game" felt like 30 minutes long tutorial that ends right after tutorial part of it ends. If you're here for gameplay part, I'd recommend getting The Mortuary Assistant instead of this one. If you're here to read in-game letters, cope…”
People who play it also play: Fragments of Him, Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch
Frequently asked about A Mortician's Tale
Can I run it?
Does A Mortician's Tale run on Steam Deck?
A Mortician's Tale is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does A Mortician's Tale cost?
A Mortician's Tale is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Mortician's Tale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Mortician's Tale are Fragments of Him, Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Who developed A Mortician's Tale?
A Mortician's Tale was developed by Laundry Bear Games.