London, United Kingdom - July 16, 2025 - Surgent Studios, the award-winning team behind Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, and Pocketpair Publishing have officially announced that Dead Take, their upcoming psychological horror game, releases on PC on July 31 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Alongside the release date, the full lineup of cast members were announced including Jane Perry (Baldur’s Gate 3, Dragon Age: The Veilguard), and Alanah Pearce (Cyberpunk 2077, V/H/S/Beyond). Dead Take’s cast also includes cameo appearances from Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2), Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth), Sam Lake (Alan Wake II, Max Payne), Travis Willingham (Marvel Rivals, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order), and CDawgVA (Honkai: Star Rail, Card-En-Ciel).
Set in a luxurious yet secluded Hollywood Hills mansion, Dead Take casts players as an actor (Neil Newbon as Chase Lowry) searching for his friend (Ben Starr as Vinny Monroe) gone missing after a lavish Hollywood party. As they navigate escape-room-style puzzles and splice together videos they find along the way, players will uncover the darkest secrets behind the entertainment industry’s glittering facade.
“Dead Take is about actors. So we needed actors who’ve lived it,” said Abubakar Salim, Creative Director of Dead Take. “It’s a game about the high of ambition and the rot underneath it. The lies we tell ourselves to get in the spotlight, and the monsters we become to stay there. Everyone in this cast has felt that pressure. This was a chance to bleed it out.”
Dead Take is published by Pocketpair Publishing (Palworld, Craftopia) and is set to launch July 31 on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Players can follow Surgent Studios on X, Bluesky, Instagram, and visit the official website for more details.
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About Surgent Studios
Surgent Studios brings a pioneering philosophy to storytelling across games, film, television, and emerging media. They are driven to explore unique perspectives in search of what makes us all human. Surgent is currently continuing conversations with further prospective partners to help fund other games like Project Uso, an Afro-gothic action-horror RPG set in the Tales of Kenzera universe, which the studio revealed in 2024. For more information, visit https://www.surgentstudios.com/
About Pocketpair
Pocketpair is a Japanese video game developer best known for their hit game Palworld, as well as their other popular titles Craftopia and Overdungeon. Founded in April 2015, the company has gained international recognition for developing innovative games that blend various genres and gameplay mechanics. For more information, visit https://www.pocketpair.jp/publishing & https://x.com/pocketpairpblsh