“Unlimited bodies” at no extra charge
We’ve had a glut of articles about gloomier video games on here today, Rachel’s bright and breezyDungeons Of Hinterberg reviewnotwithstanding. Tomorrow, I promise, it’ll be wall-to-wall wholesome life sims, pastel petals and hug emojis as far as the eye can see. But before then, a quick piece on well-received DreadXP-publishedhorrorsimThe Mortuary Assistant, which will shortly be updated with an “endless embalming-only mode” that strips out the game’s supernatural scares and turns it into a very downbeat job sim.
The Mortuary Assistant’s endless embalming modearrives as a free update on 2nd August, alongside the game’s Definite Edition. In the base game, embalming corpses forms part of a story about identifying and repelling demonic invaders while investigating various long-buried secrets. Developers DarkStone Digital use various procedural systems to cunningly rearrange the pieces and ensure a different cadence of scares and revelations every time.
It’s not wholly clear how the new mode changes the game, but seemingly, it does away with all the demon stuff, and leaves you alone to practice your trade. It’s not the only thing the update adds: there will also be new “haunt events”, fresh lore, and new bodies to embalm. Also, a Valentine’s Day seasonal event. That seems pretty wholesome? If you’ve not encountered the game before, there’s stilla demo on Steam. If you have played already, you might like to know that DarkStone Digital arenow making a Paranormal Activity adaptation.
