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BEN STARR + NEIL NEWBON PLAY 'TAKE YOUR SHOT' | DEAD TAKE

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 22h

Sorry about all the scares; please accept this bts shot as payment 🫶 #DeadTake

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 1d

Also if you haven't watched @neilnewbon.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social drain solo cups of mystery liquid while answering questions about the entertainment industry, do yourself a favour ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mROR...

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.

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 1d

We also answer this question in #DeadTake but way worse

store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

Dead Take on Steam

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 1d

What REALLY happens when the cameras aren't rolling, according to @benstarr.bsky.social and @neilnewbon.bsky.social #DeadTake

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 8d

Take 20% off in the #SteamAutumnSale!! Enjoy thrills, chills, and more than a few spills (sorry) in #DeadTake 💀💀💀

Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 24d

We made it to the 'ber months!! Time to get spooky 😏

DEAD TAKE is 20% off on Steam 🔥🔥🔥

store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

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.

Save 20% on Dead Take on Steam

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 24d

🏰 Set in a beautiful but eerie Hollywood mansion
🔎 Play as an actor searching for his missing friend
🧩 Solve puzzles in the abandoned mansion
✂️ Splice together live action videos
🎥 Discover cameos from an all-star cast

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · 24d

We made it to the 'ber months!! Time to get spooky 😏

DEAD TAKE is 20% off on Steam 🔥🔥🔥

store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

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.

BEN STARR + NEIL NEWBON PLAY 'TAKE YOUR SHOT' | DEAD TAKE

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 REVIEWS ARE IN 🚨

“One of the finest horror experiences”
9/10 – Gamingbible

“One of the most harrowing I've experienced this year”
8/10 – GameSpot

“Escape room enthusiasts will love this haunting new game”
8/10 – GameRant

@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @neilnewbon.bsky.social

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Abubakar Salim @abubakarsalim.bsky.social · Aug 15

Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it. Huge thanks to the @surgentstudios.bsky.social & Pocketpair for bringing this vision to life.

That’s TWO personal, critically acclaimed games in a tough climate and we’re just getting started.

Bigger, bolder, better next 😘

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 REVIEWS ARE IN 🚨

“One of the finest horror experiences”
9/10 – Gamingbible

“One of the most harrowing I've experienced this year”
8/10 – GameSpot

“Escape room enthusiasts will love this haunting new game”
8/10 – GameRant

@abubakarsalim.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @neilnewbon.bsky.social

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

So @benstarr.bsky.social and @neilnewbon.bsky.social were supposed to either answer a spicy question about acting or take a shot of a mystery drink to skip it - all in honour of Dead Take's one week anniversary 🌹

Not a single rule was followed.

youtu.be/mRORDJhY7Es

Save 10% on Dead Take on Steam

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · Aug 4

Started & completed DEAD TAKE today. Wasn't sure if it would be my cup of tea but couldn't put it down.

First person puzzle game with horror elements themed around the world of filmmaking. Fairly low-friction puzzles, fun level design & a handful of scares.

store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

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.

Dead Take Interview w/ Abubakar Salim - Hollywood's Dark Side

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Easy Allies @easyallies.bsky.social · Jul 31

Dead Take Interview w/ Abubakar Salim - Hollywood's Dark Side
youtube.com/watch?v=waIf...

We chat with @surgentstudios.bsky.social about how their second game came together, the unsettling stories that inspired it, bringing together an all-star cast, and more.

@abubakarsalim.bsky.social #DeadTake

YouTube video by Easy Allies

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 31

🏰 Set in a beautiful but eerie Hollywood mansion
🔎 Play as an actor (@NeilNewbon) searching for his missing friend (@The_Ben_Starr)
🧩 Solve puzzles in the abandoned mansion
✂️ Splice together live action videos
🎥 Discover cameos from an all-star cast

youtu.be/nx-Adkki9yw

DEAD TAKE | OUT NOW | OFFICIAL LAUNCH TRAILER

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.

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's time to enter the mansion.

Dead Take is out now.

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

Epic Games Store: store.epicgames.com/p/dead-take-...

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 16

⭐ With cameo appearances from:

Connor CDawgVA Colquhoun
Laura Bailey @laurabaileyvo.bsky.social
Matthew Mercer @matthewmercer.bsky.social
Sam Lake @samlakewrites.bsky.social
Travis Willingham @willingblam.bsky.social

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/...

Dead Take on Steam

DEAD TAKE | FULL CAST REVEALED | OFFICIAL TRAILER

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 16

Dead Take. 31 July, 2025. Starring:

Ben Starr @benstarr.bsky.social
Neil Newbon @neilnewbon.bsky.social
Jane Perry
Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social

youtu.be/aXhJB9ICvfc

Neil Newbon and Ben Starr lead Surgent Studios' new live-action psychological horror blurring film and game boundaries

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Enrique García @enriquegper.com · Jul 1

Always good to have @benstarr.bsky.social and @neilnewbon.bsky.social together 👌

@ednights.bsky.social had a chat with @surgentstudios.bsky.social @abubakarsalim.bsky.social about Dead Take

Want to know more? Get in touch with the @icopartners.com team

www.eurogamer.net/neil-newbon-...

Surgent Studios founder Abubakar Salim has detailed more on the studio's next game, Dead Take.

www.eurogamer.net

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is what it's really like to be an actor.

@benstarr.bsky.social + @neilnewbon.bsky.social

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Surgent Studios @surgentstudios.bsky.social · Jul 1

Ben Starr as Willie and Neil Newbon as Willie.

Two actors. One role.

Wishlist Dead Take: bit.ly/DeadTake

youtu.be/_Z0_hWpu1pA

NEIL NEWBON AND BEN STARR CAST AS LEADS IN DEAD TAKE | SURGENT STUDIOS