SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut
Released Mar 2021
Claire's 8-year-old brother is missing. While looking for him during a search party, she finds herself completely lost and alone in the woods. She eventually spots a strange house in the distance... could Daniel be inside?
92% positive · 138 reviews Definitive edition
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut is a definitive, expanded re-release of the original SEARCH PARTY. The store description explicitly frames it as a more complete version of the base game, listing additions such as 2 new secret endings (bringing the total to 5), a new explorable area, unlockable post-game costumes and items, reworked art assets, and various other improvements — concluding with the phrase "a more complete version over the original." This is a classic Director's Cut / complete edition release pattern: the developer packaged all enhancements into a single definitive product rather than shipping ongoing post-launch content.
After launch on March 4, 2021, the developer posted two small maintenance patches — a bug fix on March 7, 2021 (Patch 1.0.1) and a quality-of-life update on March 17, 2021 (Patch 1.0.2 adding rebindable controls). There have been no further developer communications since March 17, 2021, and no DLC or additional content has been announced or listed. The game has no post-launch content cadence and no outstanding commitments. It launched as a complete, self-contained package.
Evidence
Store description bills the Director's Cut as 'a more complete version over the original,' listing 2 new endings, a new area, unlockable content, and reworked art — framing it explicitly as a definitive, enhanced re-release.
Patch 1.0.2 added rebindable controls and improved gamepad support. This is the last known developer communication.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Torture Star Video
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
SEARCH PARTY is a survival horror game inspired by the cat/mouse gameplay of Clock Tower, and the resource management of classic Resident Evil.
Claire's 8-year-old brother, Daniel, is missing. While looking for him during a search party, she finds herself completely lost and alone in the woods. She eventually spots a strange house in the distance... could Daniel be inside?
What's New in the Director's Cut?
Even if you've already played the original, there's still plenty of reasons to rejoin the SEARCH PARTY!
Claire's 8-year-old brother, Daniel, is missing. While looking for him during a search party, she finds herself completely lost and alone in the woods. She eventually spots a strange house in the distance... could Daniel be inside?
- Search for tools and weapons to defend yourself as you sink deeper into a hopeless nightmare of despair.
- Move carefully through the house. He's hiding and waiting for you.
- Enjoy beautiful SNES style graphics that extend beyond the limitations of the 90s
- Prepare to be shocked and sicken by this morbid true crime slasher tale.
What's New in the Director's Cut?
- 2 new (secret) endings. A total of 5 endings to discover.
- A new area to explore, which expands on an existing ending for the original game.
- Unlockable costumes and items, for post-game completionists.
- Some re-done art assets, and additional environmental detail / interaction.
- Lots of other tiny tweaks and additions that make this a more complete version over the original.
Even if you've already played the original, there's still plenty of reasons to rejoin the SEARCH PARTY!
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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