Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios has announced its next game, Dead Take. It will be a narrative-driven psychological horror game published by Pocketpair, the makers of Palworld. Developers say Dead Take will explore power and corruption in the entertainment industry. The game is now wishlisted on Steam and will launch sometime in 2025.
Dead Take will be released in 2025
Dead Take will also feature an “impressive” cast that will be revealed in the coming days, Surgent Studios and Pocketpair Publishing said in a press release. The developer did not reveal any further details about the game.
“In Dead Take, you play as an actor who gets upset when your friends don’t answer their calls,” reads the game’s Steam page. “Delves deep into the gilded rot of the entertainment industry and emerges from the last place he was before going quiet: a dark, opulent mansion.”
The game is described as “an unforgettable single-player story shaped by real experiences in the entertainment industry.” Players must solve object-based puzzles, stitch together video clips, and uncover the truth about what happened at the mansion.
“We’re keeping it secret for a reason,” Surgent Studios CEO Abubakar Salim said in a press release. “The themes of this game are subtle and to the point. When it comes out, and it won’t be long, I hope players will think, ‘I can’t believe they actually did this.'”
The 20-second trailer accompanying the reveal shows players exploring the mansion and its locations.
Dead Take is published by Pocketpair Publishing and will be released on PC via Steam this year. Pocketpair, the developer of popular online survival game Palworld, announced the launch of its publishing arm in January. At the time, the studio stated its intention to support game development by providing funding, development assistance, and distribution to independent game developers and studios, announcing a publishing partnership with Surgent Studios. Dead Take is Pocketpair Publishing’s first project.
