Pocketpair Publishing – the indie publishing arm of the studio behind Palworld – has formally introduced horror recreation Lifeless Take together with Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios. The horror title was introduced alongside a brand new trailer, which you’ll be able to try under.
Whereas the brief teaser trailer doesn’t actually reveal a lot in the way in which of particulars, it does give us a touch about what sort of horror we will count on from Lifeless Take. There may be additionally a heavy use of old-school video artefacts, together with scenes full of static, that even have hidden messages for gamers to uncover. The teaser caps issues off with a easy “coming quickly”, with no affirmation of a launch window.
In keeping with Surgent Studios, Lifeless Take’s story will revolve round gamers slowly uncovering the darkest secrets and techniques of the leisure trade which have been hidden behind a clear, glittery facade. Nonetheless, the studio doesn’t but appear eager on revealing extra particulars as of but, with CEO Abubakar Salim speaking about being delicate in regards to the recreation’s material.
“We’re being secretive for a cause,” stated Salim in an announcement included with the press launch asserting Lifeless Take. “The subject material of this recreation is delicate, and it hits near residence. When it comes out, and it gained’t be lengthy till it does, I would like gamers to suppose, ‘I can’t consider they really did this.”
Pocketpair and Surgent Studios had introduced this partnership all the way in which again in January, with the writer revealing that Surgent’s new recreation can be its first publishing challenge. On the time, the sport was merely described as being a “model new horror recreation” with “an unique method.”
Salim had additional expanded on the partnership by speaking about how Surgent Studios and Pocketpair are a superb match collectively as a result of each corporations wish to take dangers. He additionally stated that Lifeless Take can be “brief and peculiar”. He additionally revealed that the studio was in additional talks to make extra titles based mostly on the Tales of Kenzera: Zau universe.
“We seen a sample within the leisure trade, and Pocketpair has given us the chance to make a horror recreation about it,” stated Salim. “Each Surgent and Pocketpair are nicely versed in taking dangers. This recreation can be brief and peculiar, and we expect gamers can be desirous about what we now have to say.”
“We’re nonetheless in earnest dialog about additional initiatives set within the Tales of Kenzera universe, however this can be a standalone piece: a mile marker between the place we’ve come from and the place we’re going.”
Pocketpair, for its half, had later revealed that it had began getting pitches from indie studios in lower than 24 hours after asserting its plans to enter recreation publishing. “We introduced Pocketpair Publishing 15 hours in the past… My inboxes had been 0 earlier than then… I feel I might need underestimated how a lot curiosity right here can be,” wrote communications director and publishing supervisor John Buckley on X.
Lifeless Take is slated for launch on PC. It’s at the moment unknown whether or not will probably be coming to consoles as nicely. Within the meantime, there’s a Steam retailer itemizing the place you may wishlist the title.