Steam News · Dec 28, 2018
This article discusses death and personal bereavement I never intended to make videogames about my brother. He died in May last year, standing in the crowded lobby of the Manchester Arena, at the hands of the radicalised young man who d walked into the building and detonated a homemade explosive. I learned later, while numbly standing with a police officer in middle of the cavernous, shrapnel-dam...
Steam News · Oct 18, 2018
It's been exactly 1 year since A Mortician's Tale was released!! 💜💀 To celebrate its anniversary, we're having a 50% OFF Sale — the lowest the game has ever been! When this sale is over we'll be changing the price permanently to $9.99 USD. We also updated the game with a few bug...
Steam News · Mar 20, 2018
We’re excited to announce that A Mortician’s Tale is a finalist in this year’s Independent Games Festival Awards at this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC)! We’re super honoured to be nominated for the Nuovo Award alongside so many other amazing games, and to be named as an honourable mention for the Excellence in Narrative Award! To celebrate, we’ll be putting A Mortician’s Tale on Sale for...
Steam News · Dec 9, 2017
Fantastic Arcade is a convention that began as part of a film festival and is now its own thing, though it still has the advantage of being held in a rad-looking cinema—the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. Like the film festival, Fantastic Arcade is focused on cult and independent art, so every year a selection of indie developers get up and talk about their games. This year's talks ...
Steam News · Nov 6, 2017
With Phil on deadline and Andy in a different county, Samuel and Pip discuss a slew of indie games, as well answering about four weeks’ worth of questions from our various channels. Download: Episode 55: Bombfunk MCs . You can also subscribe on iTunes or keep up with new releases using our RSS feed .   Discussed: Bomber Crew, A Mortician’s Tale, Wunderdoktor Starring: ...
Steam News · Nov 1, 2017
Did you know that the process of cremation doesn t turn your body to ash? It s actually the cremulator, another machine, which mills the bone down into a fine dust. It s details like this that you ll encounter while playing A Mortician s Tale, a point-and-click job simulator inspired by the work of mortician and author Caitlin Doughty and the death positive movement she helped found. (...
Steam News · Oct 18, 2017
Dealing with a death is crushing for most people, but for some it s part of their day job. A Mortician s Tale focuses on that side of death, playing as a fresh young funeral director as she learns the ropes of the death business. Along with preparing bodies, going through the processes leading to burial or cremation, she ll handle loved ones, attend funerals, hear stories, and, y...
Steam News · Oct 18, 2017
A Mortician's Tale is Now Available on Steam and is 20% off!* 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. *Offer ends October 25 at 10AM Pacif...
Steam News · Oct 16, 2017
A Mortician's Tale will be launching this Wednesday, October 18th for $14.99 USD with a launch sale of 20% off for the first week. We're also excited to announce that the Mortician's Tale original soundtrack, composed by Halina Heron, will also be available on October 18th for $4.99 USD through Steam. There will be a Mortician's Tale Soundtrack Edition available for $17.99 USD, which will include ...
