Overview

• Surgent Studios and Pocketpair announced Neil Newbon and Ben Starr as the first live-action cast members, portraying Vinny Monroe and Chase Lowrey respectively.
• The game combines first-person exploration with escape-room-style challenges set in a secluded Hollywood Hills estate.
• Players must locate and splice found FMV clips to uncover narrative clues and advance through puzzles.
• Creative director Abubakar Salim emphasizes that the horror derives from real-world entertainment industry power dynamics rather than supernatural elements.
• Dead Take’s Steam page is live and it remains scheduled for a PC release later in 2025 with no confirmed launch date.