Post Mortem
Does Post Mortem run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?
Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1
No Mac version is sold.
Through Proton. ProtonDB: Silver, runs with minor issues.3
Verified by Valve.1
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How to get Post Mortem running today
- If the game reports a 3D engine or 3D accelerator error, install dgVoodoo 2: copy dgVoodooCpl.exe and the files from its MS\x86 folder into the game folder (PCGamingWiki).
- If the game then runs in a small window, press Alt+Enter for fullscreen (PCGamingWiki).
Synopsis
Post Mortem is a first-person point-and-click mystery adventure set in 1920s Paris. You play Gus MacPherson, a former American detective turned painter, who is drawn into investigating a ritual double murder. You look around pre-rendered scenes, question suspects with branching dialogue and solve puzzles that each have more than one solution, leading to one of several endings.
Reception
Reviews at release were mixed to positive, with a PC Metascore of 71; adventure sites praised the noir story, the music, the voice acting and the puzzles with multiple solutions, while noting that it is short and that one puzzle relies on heavy pixel hunting. A 2025 Cubed3 review was far harsher, calling the interface slow, the voice acting flat and the unskippable dialogue tedious. Steam reviews are Mixed at 57 percent.
Trailer from Steam Playability today
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Runs today
3.5/5- Sold or given away today by an official source
- Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
- ?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connectionNo source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
- All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)A single-player game with nothing online to lose (PCGamingWiki).
- No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreenNo native widescreen; only a dgVoodoo 2 workaround gives 16:9 (PCGamingWiki).
- No full controller support and no remappable controlsNo key remapping or controller support (PCGamingWiki).
- Steam Deck Verified or Playable
- No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
- No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
- No known game-breaking bugs in the current versionPCGamingWiki lists startup crashes and a 3D engine error on Windows 8 and later, all with fixes (PCGamingWiki).
Design today
3/5- Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboardEverything is done with the mouse: pan the view, click hotspots and pick dialogue topics. Keys cannot be remapped and there is no controller support, but none are needed. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, cubed3.com.
- Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screensThe game runs only at 4:3, with widescreen possible only through a dgVoodoo 2 workaround, and the interface is slow with dialogue that cannot be skipped. Some scenes are very dark. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, cubed3.com.
- Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progressThe game saves into as many separate slots as the player wants, and the UHS hint guide advises a new slot for each save to explore the branching paths. Source: uhs-hints.com.
- Hard to make progress without a guideMost puzzles are logical, but at least one demands heavy pixel hunting and a couple are harder than they should be, so players commonly reach for a walkthrough. Source: secure.uhs-hints.com, gameboomers.com.
- Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtrackingLong stretches are spent in unskippable conversations to gather clues, which makes the short game drag in places. Source: cubed3.com, secure.uhs-hints.com.
- Camera and movement never fight the playerEach location is a pre-rendered 360 degree first-person scene that the mouse turns freely, so there is no camera to fight. Source: cubed3.com.
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