London, United Kingdom - July 31, 2025 - Surgent Studios, the award-winning team behind Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, and Pocketpair Publishing have today officially launched Dead Take, their psychological horror escape room-style game, on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game is available with a 10% temporary discount to celebrate the launch (Full price without discount: 11.99 GBP / 13.99 EURO / 14.99 USD).
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 live action videos they find along the way, players will uncover the darkest secrets behind the entertainment industry’s glittering facade. Dead Take is a descent into one creative mind’s personal hell and a critique of an industry that elevates talent while eroding the soul behind it.
Dead Take’s full cast also includes Jane Perry (Baldur’s Gate 3, Dragon Age: The Veilguard), and Alanah Pearce (Cyberpunk 2077, V/H/S/Beyond), as well as cameo appearances that player can find 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).
"I'm not pulling any punches with Dead Take," said Abubakar Salim, Creative Director of Surgent Studios. "We decided to go bold with it, to take risks, to stack it with incredible actors who really understand the vision. It's ambitious, but we couldn't be timid with this one. This is our shot."
Dead Take is available now 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