Underplayed Gems

The Mortuary Assistant (2022)

The Mortuary Assistant cover
Developer
DarkStone Digital
Publisher
DreadXP
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.6 of 5, 8,636 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a tense, atmospheric first-person horror in which you perform meticulous embalming tasks while dread builds from demonic presences and sinister discoveries

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What players say

Players call it a cozy embalming simulator that becomes genuinely unsettling once the demonic activity starts. The scares are randomized each playthrough, but some find the routine repetitive and note that nothing can actually hurt you.

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