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DEAD TAKE

Pocketpair Publishing will publish The Bworg-developed retro-inspired adventure game Normal Fishing when it launches for PC via Steam, the companies announced. A release date was not announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via Pocketpair Publishing:

About

Normal Fishing is a retro-inspired adventure game that may seem like an ordinary fishing game, but hides a dark mystery full of horrors. The title is Normal Fishing, but the content is anything but normal. The player takes on the role of a fisherman who arrives at a village with a mysterious lake. At first, it begins like a typical fishing game: you catch fish, earn money, and make a name for yourself. However, as the story progresses, the call of the lake grows too loud to ignore. Maybe there are even greater secrets hidden at the bottom of those deep, dark waters? And perhaps, what lies beneath the surface is far more than you are prepared to face.

Key Features

-Peaceful Fishing

Hook and reel in your prey in frantic fishing minigames.

Complete a collection of 20 different lake creatures.

Earn money from your haul!

-The Mystery of the Lake

Discover the truth about the ancient Godfish.

Battle epic monsters to protect the village.

-A Game For Everyone

Normal Fishing is a game that ca—.

“Don’t touch the water!”

“Stay away from the lake!”

“This isn’t what you thi—.”

An experimental indie game, combining the nostalgic atmosphere of retro game consoles with the indescribable fear you felt as a child.

Watch a trailer below.

Publisher Announce Trailer

What's this? A surprise bonus stream for the week? I couldn't wait till Sunday, Goblins & Goblin Friends, this game has been intruiging me for a while, so we are starting the playthrough tonight! Come help me solve the mystery of the Mansion with Ben Starr and Neil Newbon!

Psychological horror game Dead Take will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on July 31, Pocketpair Publishing developer Surgent Studios announced.

“Dead Take is about actors,” said Dead Take creative director Abubakar Salim in a press release. “So we needed actors who’ve lived it. 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.”

Here are the latest details, via Pocketpair Publishing:

Alongside the release date, the full lineup of cast members were announced including Jane Perry (Baldur’s Gate III, 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.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

Pocketpair Publishing and Tales of Kenzera: ZAU developer Surgent Studios have announced Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror game coming to PC via Steam in 2025.

The game will “peel back the entertainment industry’s glittering facade to expose its darkest secrets,” and features an “impressive lineup” of actors to be revealed in the coming weeks.

“We’re being secretive for a reason,” said Surgent Studios CEO Abubakar Salim in a press release. “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.'”

Here is an overview of the game, via Pocketpair Publishing:

About

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. In Dead Take, you play as an actor who becomes uneasy when your friend won’t answer the phone. Delve into the gilded rot of the entertainment industry and show up at the last place he was before he went quiet: a dark, opulent mansion. Haunted by mysterious humanlike figures, you advance into the house by solving object-based puzzles and splicing together the video clips you find along the way. Oddly quiet for the site of a glamorous party just hours before, the house is now populated by the figures that seem to turn up where you least expect them. As you advance toward the heart of the mansion, the fate of your friend rests in your hands. Will you find him and uncover the truth about what happened last night? Feed me something real.

Key Features

-Step Into an Actor’s Shoes

Set out on a haunting single-player story shaped by real experiences in the entertainment industry, discovering the monstrous cost of creation for yourself.

As the actor, make your way through the mansion to piece together the story of how far a powerful executive will go to seal his legacy. Peer into the dark corners of the houses and of your own mind alongside strange humanlike figures that seem to haunt your steps.

-Uncover the Secrets of the Mansion

Solve object-based puzzles to progress deeper into the house, from the front gate all the way to the home cinema.

As you advance, discover and edit together the video clips you find to unravel what really happened within these walls.

Creep through hallways and up or down staircases to progress through the grand foyer, art gallery, audition room and more in this single-player first-person psychological horror.

-Peel Back the Glittering Façade

Discover a side of the entertainment industry only discussed in whispers, full of cruelty and sordid gossip, memories of roles gone wrong, unsettling audition tapes and shadowy figures with the power to make or break your career.

Make your way through opulent and meticulously hand-crafted 3D rooms, full of tools and props inspired by real-world film sets, accompanied by composer Ross Tregenza’s chilling original score.

Watch the announcement teaser trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery

Announce Teaser Trailer

Single-player car delivery adventure game Truckful will launch for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version in 2026, Pocketpair Publishing and developer Mythic Owl announced. A demo of the game will be playable at BitSummit PUNCH, which will run from May 22 to 24 at Miyako Messe in Kyoto.

Here is an overview of the game, via Pocketpair Publishing:

About

Truckful is a single player car delivery adventure game based around completing errands and quests for villagers and uncovering the ancient mystery that surrounds the nearby old forest.

Drive, Upgrade, and Pack Your Truck – Drive your pickup truck through winding countryside roads, dusty lowlands, and small towns. Upgrade the truck, improve its weight and load capacity to make it go faster through all kinds of demanding routes. Pack the bed with fragile and shaky cargo of all shapes and kinds, whether its ice cold fish that needs to be delivered fast, or a classic grandma vase that will put your driving skills to the true test.

Explore the Strange Countryside – The seemingly welcoming countryside has its secrets. Hidden paths, misty wetlands, unforgiving marshes, and dusty quicksands tell the stories of the past, waiting to be discovered. Explore a variety of landmarks and its surroundings, and discover secrets hidden behind the forest branches.

Deliver the Goods to Townspeople – Your quest requires a trustworthy tool to get you through some of the most challenging errands swiftly – an old reliable pickup truck. With a large cargo bed, it can deliver all kinds of goods to the townsfolk that will appreciate your work and often help with upgrades, scrap collection, and more. They will also help you unveil the great forest mystery.

Beware of the Ancient Forest – The ancient forest on the countryside outskirts is unwelcoming to visitors and often mentioned in local legends and myths. The overwhelming feeling of something lurking in the tree branch shadows is hard to shake off. Face the adversity and uncover its deep roots.

Key Features

Drive, upgrade, and customize your pickup truck.

Pack the truck bed with cargo of all shapes and sizes.

Complete errands for villagers in need.

Enjoy a physics-based car handling gameplay.

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