The Deadseat is a narrative horror game set entirely in the backseat of a moving car. You play as a child caught between a deteriorating family dynamic and something unexplainable that begins to creep in from outside. The only tool you have is a handheld console, a device that first serves as distraction but gradually becomes something much more important. As you continue to play, the line between the console’s world and the real one begins to dissolve.

Two Worlds Intertwined

The handheld console isn’t just for passing time—it becomes a direct link to survival. Actions taken in the game start to affect your surroundings. If you collect a flashlight in the console world, you can use it to push back the creature pressing against the car window. While your parents argue in the front seat, your quiet battle takes place behind them, unnoticed but urgent. The emotional noise blends with environmental signals, making it difficult to separate threat from tension.

You will need to:

•         Collect limited-use items like fuel, light sources, and batteries
•         Watch for signs that something is approaching from outside
•         Balance time between playing the console and reacting to the real world
•         Interpret flickers, shadows, and audio cues to time your defenses
•         Withstand pressure from the growing fear and family stress

Managing these tasks together turns a small space into a pressure chamber.

An Invisible Presence

The creature is not always visible, but you’ll know when it’s near. The temperature seems to drop, lights flicker, and static creeps into your console’s screen. It has no fixed form—sometimes it scratches at the door, sometimes it stares silently through the glass. In harder levels, it comes faster, giving you less time to prepare.

Tension Without Escape

The car never stops. The road outside offers no help, no interruptions. You’re confined to a small space, with flickering dome lights and low voices. The atmosphere is claustrophobic—somewhere between a memory and a dream. The graphical style switches between the blocky aesthetic of the console and the dim realism of the car’s interior. Sound is used sparingly, which makes every beep or crack stand out. There’s no music—only noise, silence, and things in between.

The Deadseat transforms a car ride into a slow-burning nightmare. It forces players to multitask between emotional discomfort and physical threat, all from a place of stillness. There’s no running away, no full control—just you, the screen, and what waits beside you in the dark. As the arguments fade and the console begins to glow, the only question left is whether you’ll reach the end of the road—or be pulled into something else entirely.