Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau, has revealed its next game, which will be published by Palworld’s Pocketpair.
In a change of tone, Dead Take is a horror game about “power and corruption in the entertainment industry”, and promises to have a star-studded cast, though few details are yet known.
“We’re being secretive for a reason,” said Abubakar Salim, CEO of Surgent Studios. “The subject matter of this game is delicate, and it hits close to home. When it comes out, and it won’t be long until it does, I want players to think, ‘I can’t believe they actually did this’.”
A teaser trailer (see above) has been released for the first-person psychological horror game, though it’s all quite abstract for now.
Dead Take is set for release later this year, on PC via Steam.
Back in January, Surgent and Pocketpair revealed their new partnership on what was then an unknown horror game. Pocketpair Publishing is the company’s new publishing wing following its success with Palworld.
Dead Take isn’t the only game Surgent is working on, though. The studio also has Project Uso (the Swahili word for ‘face’), which will be an Afrofuturist gothic-horror RPG.
Both games will follow Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a metroidvania released last year with a distinct setting based on African folklore and exploring themes of grief. The game recently won the Game Beyond Entertainment award at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards.