The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
Released Jul 2020
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
81% positive · 276 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $2.49 $4.99 −50%
Can't confirm — worth a look
We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.
Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search Prices in USD, as listed by each store.
Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site
Evaluation
The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother launched on July 10, 2020 as the concluding entry in developer Somi's self-described "Guilt Trilogy," following Replica and Legal Dungeon. The store description explicitly identifies this as the last game in that trilogy, signaling it was conceived and delivered as a complete, standalone work. The only DLC is the soundtrack, which released alongside the game on launch day. A small quality-of-life patch (version 1.1) was released on December 23, 2020 addressing UI improvements and alphabet design corrections — the last known developer communication. No additional content, expansions, or future updates have been announced at any point. The game launched as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle, and the developer has made no statements suggesting anything further is planned.
Evidence
Store description explicitly states The Wake is 'the last of game developer Somi's Guilt Trilogy,' framing it as a concluded creative series
Launch announcement confirms the game is out now as the final entry in the Guilt Trilogy; a Nintendo Switch port was also mentioned for later that year
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Somi
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Wake is the last of game developer Somi’s “Guilt Trilogy,” consisting of Replica and Legal Dungeon.
Perhaps it means my life simply boils down to this: “Everything I say is a lie.”
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral—a record of the roots of guilt, and the memories and emotions that chain together three generations of a family.
The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
Explore a generational curse that has swallowed a man and his life.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content