Dead Seater
Released Apr 2021
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
92% positive · 845 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Dead Seater is a small, free indie horror game released on April 2, 2021 by Zeekerss. The developer was explicit and consistent about their intentions from the start: the launch-day post on April 3, 2021 described it as "quite a small side-project" with few updates expected, and the April 7, 2021 patch note stated it would "likely be the last update for Dead Seater." The developer followed up with one final optimization patch on April 13, 2021, noting it "hopefully should be the last update needed." A separate reflective post on April 8, 2021 framed the game as a completed experiment, with the developer summarizing lessons learned and explicitly stating "this is the last time I will ever make a game which depends solely on mechanical difficulty." There has been no developer communication since April 13, 2021. The game launched as a finished, self-contained product — a deliberate small-scale project the developer explicitly concluded. No DLC, season passes, or future content of any kind was ever announced.
Evidence
Developer called this 'one last really important update' and said it 'hopefully should be the last update needed.' This is the final developer communication on record.
Developer's post-mortem reflection framed Dead Seater as a completed experiment, summarizing design lessons and declaring 'this is the last time I will ever make a game which depends solely on mechanical difficulty.'
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Zeekerss
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
You are Jesse, a man on a desperate mission to reunite his family. Explore the house and keep the lights on. Find items to unlock parts of the Vincent family residence, travelling deeper and deeper as you prepare the house for Father. You have nothing to defend yourself.
Features:
- Unique and terrible enemies will use the house to surprise you.
- An intense and claustrophobic atmosphere inspired by classics.
- A simple narrative and visual story-telling hides a deep aftermath.
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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