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The Mortuary Assistant
Developer DarkStone Digital
The Mortuary Assistant is a 2022 American horror game developed by DarkStone Digital and published by DreadXP. Set in 1998 in a small town in Connecticut, players control a newly hired assistant at a haunted mortuary. A film adaptation of the game was released in 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
429 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
213 positive · 32 negative
95% range 82–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 213 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 25 | 21 | 103 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
5,369 of 5,812 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 191 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 221 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (8,092 of 8,816 positive).
Players find The Mortuary Assistant deeply unsettling and one of the scariest horror games they have played. [1][2][3] Several reviewers report significant bugs that can softlock the game, harming the experience. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Mortuary Assistant is a truly outstanding game in it's atmosphere and horror elements and probably the scariest game I have ever played. However, this game is still incredibly buggy unfortunately. Out of my three runs, I have managed to softlock me twice because I interacted with something while either getting ragdolled by the demon at the same moment or pausing the game, causing me to not be able to close whatever …
- [1]
As a horror games fan I must say that this is one of the scariest games I have played so far (And I played many) the story is interesting, the tense atmosphere and the jump scares frighten the ♥♥♥♥ out of me, and the fact that you can even change the frequency of jump scares is awesome. I definitely recommend this game. I also like that they added "embalming bodies without demons scaring you" cause the job itself is …
- [2]
Let me tell you...when my father died (I was 7 years old) , I became my mother's movie buddy. I watched ALL the best horror movies of the 80's/90's with that woman. I pride myself on being UNSCARABLE. This game gave me the heebie jeebies! This game freaked me THE F*&K OUT!! What an experience!! I encountered some initial blips, forceps were missing etc 1 hour of playtime was me just trying to rotate that mf gurney …
- [10]
A solid horror game with an interesting concept. I went into it expecting an extremely strong and scary horror game, so I was a little disappointed in some parts. The game definitely manages to build a really good horror atmosphere, especially through the tasks you have to do. Having to embalm the bodies and work through all these normal, repetitive tasks while knowing that something could happen at any moment works …
- [3]
The Mortuary Assistant is the scariest game I have ever played, delivering an intense and deeply unsettling experience from start to finish. The fear factor was so strong that I’m honestly too intimidated to return and pursue the remaining endings.
Summarised from 34 of the 352 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked The Mortuary Assistant talk about extremely scary and effective horror atmosphere; those who didn't talk about game is very buggy, causing softlocks and progression issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
On Metacritic, The Mortuary Assistant received mixed reviews for Windows and positive reviews for PlayStation 5. On release, it became a bestseller on Steam. Despite saying that it is short and "a little rough", Joel Franey of GamesRadar+ said its atmosphere makes up for these shortcomings, and it would later be included in list of top horror games by GamesRadar+. Cass Marshall, writing for Polygon, called it "a little clunky" and said the puzzles can be confusing, but still "delivers a fun set of scares" while being a satisfying simulation. Andrew Heaton of Rely on Horror praised the game for its unique setting, tapping into the fear of death, but found the gameplay somewhat repetitive and…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 429 · most liked first😬Uh. I guess it's time. I'll be playing my first horror game on stream, The Mortuary Assistant, at 7pm EST. Luckily, I'm big and tough and not afraid of anything, so I got a heartrate monitor to prove it.😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJ9...
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished The Mortuary Assistant, all six endings. Pretty alright game, actually. Has a nice story and neat scary stuff. It's very low budget but man, its high effort, liked it lots.
positive · AI labelView post →Shudder announced today, live from San Diego Comic-Con, its acquisition of THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT, the feature film adaptation of the best-selling horror video game from creator Brian Clarke, starring Willa Holland. Look for it in 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Honestly difficult to imagine a path forward with it" - licensed Paranormal Activity horror game "technically done for good", says Mortuary Assistant creator. A byproduct of the Warner Bros. sale meant the Mortuary Assistant creator asked Paramount for an extension on the Paranormal Activity game. Paramount said no.
neutral · AI labelView post →The feature adaptation of the more terrifying video games in recent memory, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT, is now in production in Missouri. Willa Holland and Paul Sparks are starring:
neutral · AI labelView post →My friend gifted me this game hoping it would scare me to death. Joke's on her, because it actually made me completely immune to fear. Now I'm just casually embalming corpses at 2 AM like it's a cozy farming simulator. Thanks for the gift tho, me and the ghosts are literally best friends now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →!! NEW VIDEO !! Let’s explore the “peripheral scare” in one of scariest horror game I’ve ever played: THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT! youtu.be/gMyhxb7UjHk Comments and shares appreciated!
positive · AI labelView post →Had to change my pants after this one. Good game with some nice creepy moments
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would like to preface this review by saying that, deep down, at its core, this is actually a surprisingly cozy little game. Embalming fluid preparation. Careful documentation. The gentle, methodical rhythm of prepping a body for burial. Genuinely relaxing stuff. Very soothing. Very ASMR. If only the demons would let me enjoy it. Every single time I settled into the quiet, meditative groove of my job, some horrifying entity would show up at the edge of the room politely but firmly requesting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a horror games fan I must say that this is one of the scariest games I have played so far (And I played many) the story is interesting, the tense atmosphere and the jump scares frighten the ♥♥♥♥ out of me, and the fact that you can even change the frequency of jump scares is awesome. I definitely recommend this game. I also like that they added "embalming bodies without demons scaring you" cause the job itself is pretty interesting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now in its official timeslot again, this week's Fright or Shite features an old game the rest of the NXL crew has played before in The Mortuary Assistant. However, @ybbaaabby.bsky.social hasn't played it yet! So let's all enjoy her getting spooked all over again. twitch.tv/nextlander
neutral · AI labelView post →The Mortuary Assistant dev unveils its next horror project, and its a Paranormal Activity game www.eurogamer.net/the-mortuary...
neutral · AI labelView post →Now i get why people prefer office jobs this game is basically a simulation of a summer job you wouldnt take even for a million bucks an hour. my daily routine? Drain the blood, stitch the mouth shut, and pray the corpse doesnt try to hug me while im looking for a marker D: getting bullied by demons wasnt exactly in the job description but apparently, its a package deal. its the only game where you are more afraid of the silence than the screaming and where even a shadow on the wall…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While you wait for Paranormal Activity: Threshold, it's the perfect time to check out @darkstonedigital.com's previous game The Mortuary Assistant, now on sale for 40% off as part of the Steam Scream Fest! Link below 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Stream will be starting around 10AM EST today! Gonna be playing a chat sponsored game called The Mortuary Assistant for a couple hours (maybe more) and then some cheeky Stardew Valley, perhaps? Making big achievement progress with SDV lately!
neutral · AI labelView post →Genuinely the only horror game that has actually freaked me out. I love horror games and have never been so creeped out and wanted to not play a game because of it. Never been able to get the good ending in this game and not sure its because of my own incompetence or the lack of wanting to try to finish it because of how terrifying it it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me tell you...when my father died (I was 7 years old) , I became my mother's movie buddy. I watched ALL the best horror movies of the 80's/90's with that woman. I pride myself on being UNSCARABLE. This game gave me the heebie jeebies! This game freaked me THE F*&K OUT!! What an experience!! I encountered some initial blips, forceps were missing etc 1 hour of playtime was me just trying to rotate that mf gurney around!! But... once I got into the swing of things, oh boy!! I'm having SO…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The bodies are moving, and the demons are watching." Jeremiah Kipp discusses his new film, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT. Watch the full interview here: gnofhorror.com/the-mortuary... @jeremiahkipp.bsky.social @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social @shudder.com
neutral · AI labelView post →On paper, The Mortuary Assistant should get repetitive fast. You’re doing largely the same tasks over and over, night after night. But somehow, this game flips that monotony into tension. The loop itself is familiar, yet the constantly shifting, randomly generated events make every playthrough feel alive, unpredictable, and deeply uncomfortable in the best way possible. What really elevates this game beyond a “creepy job sim” is its lore. The story runs far deeper than you expect, and it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mortuary Assistant is a truly outstanding game in it's atmosphere and horror elements and probably the scariest game I have ever played. However, this game is still incredibly buggy unfortunately. Out of my three runs, I have managed to softlock me twice because I interacted with something while either getting ragdolled by the demon at the same moment or pausing the game, causing me to not be able to close whatever I had opened anymore and therefore being completely unable to progress the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started watching the Mortuary Assistant, and boy oh boy they do not understand what works about that game. @ryanhollinger.bsky.social did a great video about why the game's approach to horror was so effective, and I wish the people behind the movie had seen it too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMyh...
negative · AI labelView post →For my streamed horror game on Wednesday, I have a few options: Silent Hill F The Mortuary Assistant From the Darkness Soma Does anyone have any preferences? If not, I’ll choose randomly.
neutral · AI labelView post →I am excited that next month #Shudder will have the movie adaptation of The Mortuary Assistant but I have yet to play that game so I won't know how faithful it is to the source material #HorrorSky #MutantFam #HorrorFam
neutral · AI labelView post →The Mortuary Assistant proves video game horror can work on screen. Kipp avoids cheap scares, focusing on clinical dread and trauma. A rare adaptation that gets it right. 🎮⚰️ @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/the-mortuary...
positive · AI labelView post →New Paranormal Activity Game Announced By The Makers Of The Mortuary Assistant.
neutral · AI labelView post →New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Video Game Coming in 2026 From ‘The Mortuary Assistant’ Team.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Mortuary Assistant dev on laying his cancelled Paranormal Activity game to rest, resurrecting it as a Halloween freebie, and a potential return to his biggest game www.eurogamer.net/playable-arc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Actually one of the scariest games I have ever played. In my opinion the best scares are the subtle ones. There are multiple situations in which you don't get a jumpscare, but rather having a creature sit in a corner staring at you for a few seconds before it disappears. That's a lot more effectice and creative than just having a cheap jumpscare being shoved in your face.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Twitch livestream today! Horror Game goal met. The Mortuary Assistant won... www.twitch.tv/emmanessy Giveaway draw happening during stream for Conan Exiles the Complete Edition! #Twitch #streamer #conanexiles
neutral · AI labelView post →I recently got this game and my experiences with it have been mixed. The game has some great scares and a killer atmosphere but the gameplay is rough. The game could use a little more instruction on how to use things like the tablet system. I messed up my first shift in the game because I didn't understand how to properly use the tablet system, which was extremely frustrating because my first shift took more than an hour to complete. If that was my only gripe with this game then I would still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game. My computer just sucks ass so it lags but it's a really fun game. It has good story and some pretty good jumpscares
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some terrific ideas here, there's really a ton of well thought out mini-events, quick spooks and awesome atmosphere. The writing is actually solid. They added a lot of variety to this game, some of it pretty subtle. For me, it's not particularly scary (the jumpscares-- while cool-- never got me once), but there is a great mounting sense of dread and unease. There's also some jank, a few bugs where an event stalled and I couldn't click anything and had to restart from last save. Also, I had to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Mortuary Assistant developer releases free micro horror game Playable Archive for PC www.gematsu.com/2026/10/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →in another effort to review every video game that has helped distract me from the crushing weight of my own mortality and the unavoidable horrors of the human condition: i'd give this game a 10/10 with the footnote: i don't care what people say, i would never have anything bad to say about you mortuary video game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hitting play on The Mortuary Assistant for #FrightClub. The computer game will give you nightmares. Wonder if the movie will too.
positive · AI labelView post →The Mortuary Assistant is definitely a top shelf horror experience. It plays to its strengths, doesn't overstay its welcome, and leaves a lasting impression. Play it at night.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back from vacation, but still in "what if I DIDN'T look at social media?" mode but have some neat interviews up this week! Talked to the dev behind The Mortuary Assistant about his canceled Paranormal Activity game, and working with Paramount during... all that. www.polygon.com/paranormal-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m devastated. Jeremiah let me interviews him twice this year after years of bumping into each other at various NYC events. He was a real one. For now, there’s some discussion and praise for Jeremiah’s THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT adaptation here: www.avclub.com/video-game-m...
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Mortuary Assistant (2026) Based off the video game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sophie and Sin did another video on the Mortuary Assistant, an amazing game by @darkstonedigital.com In this video we look at the life and accomplishments of Raymond Delver (The video will premiere shortly) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SiX...
neutral · AI labelView post →Horror game The Mortuary Assistant is getting a limited physical release for PS5 + Switch on October 31. (Super Rare Games store)
neutral · AI labelView post →You know the game is scary enough when you have to close your eyes 😂 Any games that you find this scary?? Mine is always The Mortuary Assistant. The only game that truly scares me!
positive · AI labelView post →🐦⬛Stream Alert🐦⬛ Your guardian is scared shitless. The edible should help LMFAO. Come hang with me while I attempt the Mortuary Assistant at 6pm Est, we'll chat first then start he game up! Twitch- twitch.tv/damidraws #envtuber #horrorgame #stream
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't let the cheap visual presentation fool you, as The Mortuary Assistant's scares and puzzles are anything but. You play as Rebecca Owens, fresh into her new job at the mortuary, but she quickly learns that there's more to this job than just embalming the recently deceased. A demonic presence has attached itself to one of the corpses, and it's now your job to figure out which one it is so you can banish it, along with the demon itself, by identifying its name. Every night shift at the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The dev at Bumi Studio (Indonesia) just dropped a new demo for their latest game on Steam. If you love narrative horror games like The Mortuary Assistant check out 13th Ball: The Nightmare Shift on Steam #indie #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Announcing 13th Ball: The Nightmare Shift, a psychological horror job sim set in a run-down '90s pool bar. If you're into Chilla's Art games or The Mortuary Assistant, our indie game might be up your alley. #trailertuesday #horrorgames #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Long day of actually working for a change. Sorta nice. Now to relax and watch The Mortuary Assistant even though consensus is it doesn't quite make the grade. I'll reserve judgement (I love the game), and this will get me through until #folkhorrorfriday tonight!
neutral · AI labelView post →I was looking forward to 'The Mortuary Assistant' that'll teach me. (Also I didn't know it was based on a video game, bet it was a good game though 😅)
negative · AI labelView post →I should not be buying many games now (for so many reasons!), but I pre-ordered The Mortuary Assistant from @superraregames.bsky.social a while ago, and it just arrived yesterday. I saw some streams of it and it seems like a creepy fun time.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Hey chat. The creator of The Mortuary Assistant just released a short game called Playable Archive for free. The trailer looks fantastic👇 so I'm definitely streaming this tomorrow!
neutral · AI labelView post →STREAM SCHEDULE OCT. 26 - NOV. 1 Shorts-o-Ween is almost over! With Pumpkin Jack, The Mortuary Assistant, A SURPRISE GAME THAT IS MEANT TO BE A SURPRISE SO NO SPOILING IF YOU RECOGNIZE IT, and ending on the long-awaited My Friendly Neighborhood! Follow: www.twitch.tv/weyland_here
neutral · AI labelView post →As a Proctologist you will poop yourself, jk. Since I was a kid I have experienced A LOT of paranormal activities even now being 37yrs old I’m desensitized to these things. The game has a great creepy atmosphere to it and even gave me good chills a few times. I hope they make another one or maybe a game where you play as a cemetery caretaker.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Mortuary Assistant is the Final Fantasy XIII of video game adaptations. #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're looking for something to keep you paranoid and on your feet this is definitely the game for you, the story is heart racing and keeps you guessing. The controls are easy to navigate and I found that playing the day time mode is good practice if you'd like to figure out how to get the achievements faster :p (10/10 HIGHLY recommend!)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe I just have bad luck with bugs, but after playing this game I can't believe there aren't wayyyy more people talking about the playability issue. This game is BUGGY, and The Mortuary Assistant has been out for a while now too, there shouldn't be this many problems. I only have 8 hours of gameplay in, and I've hard-locked myself numerous times due to menus popping up and not clearing, game mechanics not working, and the game just not progressing after completing certain tasks. It's made…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just wow... The Mortuary Assistant somehow reminds me of P.T. and it can easily make you pause the game and look around irl. The Unity engine still stands strong with a solid game where you're not just the embalmer, you're also some sort of demonologist trying to figure out an entire exorcism process. Especially if you're a paranormal and overall horror enjoyer, I HIGHLY recommend this art piece
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve never been much for horror games, but every once in a while, I get the urge to dive into something that makes my skin crawl. The Mortuary Assistant scratched that itch in the best and strangest way possible. It’s an indie horror title that throws you into the role of a newly hired mortician, alone in a funeral home that’s definitely not haunted.... My sister bought it for me on a whim, and what started as a casual curiosity turned into a nightly ritual. For about two weeks, we played…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Season horror video game recommendations! 🎃 Fran Bow In Sound Mind The Mortuary Assistant Tormented Souls
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay finally watching the film adaptation of The Mortuary Assistant (I love the game) and I know, I KNOW, you have to make changes to adapt in a different medium, but the plan here seems to be: what if you took everything smart that made the game scary and just...removed it.
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