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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

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The Mortuary Assistant
Genres · puzzle
Release · Aug 2, 2022
Developer · DarkStone Digital
PCNintendo Switch
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