Dead Take

Buy88%

Very Positive · 842 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Surgent Studios · Horror · Jul 31, 2025

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Dead Take?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 842 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The result is a slow-burning horror experience that focuses more on emotional unease and hidden trauma than traditional survival horror mechanics, creating a story that feels haunting long after it ends.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of feeling disconnected from the gameplay, these scenes integrate smoothly into the narrative and greatly enhance the emotional realism of the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Only thing I really saw that was 'Unreal' was the lighting, which WAS very good and very well placed, but such effects can still be very easily achieved in other engines if they're utilized properly.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design, It was very straight forward, adding in the creepily eery feeling during the silence, yet drawing in the players attention with the ambiance.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It incorporates some absolutely phenomenal use of FMV with great acting, the puzzles are satisfying and just the right difficulty, the narrative is great explaining just enough without giving you all of the answers, and the length is about perfect: meaty without overstaying its welcome.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Played primarily on Steam Deck and it ran flawlessly. 100% completion was straightforward, though one achievement was mildly tedious - the “read all the lore” one.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story175 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
80% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
86% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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