Lifeless House followers have reacted in dismay at the price of cosplaying as sequence star Isaac Clarke in EA’s new free-to-play Skate, which is presently out there in early entry.
Skate’s new Isaac Clarke bundle, which features a homemade-style cardboard Isaac Clarke costume on your skater, a themed skateboard, the Necro Stomp emote and a bunch of stickers, is priced at 3,350 San Van Bucks — Skate’s in-game foreign money.
A pack of two,800 San Van Bucks prices $25, whereas a 500 San Van Bucks pack prices $5. Inconveniently, shopping for these will go away you needing one other 50 Van Bucks — so you may want one other 500 pack ($5), making for a minimal whole spend of $35. (There’s no less than a USG Ishimura T-shirt totally free.)
Whereas Skate is a free-to-play recreation funded by microtransactions, Lifeless House followers have reacted to the bundle’s pricing in disbelief, with many evaluating its value to the value of the franchise’s full video games.
At present, the unique Lifeless House trilogy is out there by way of Steam for $20 every, although particular person video games have been provided for as little as $4 every throughout gross sales. The celebrated 2023 Lifeless House remake is presently $60 — though has been provided for as little as $12 throughout gross sales.
After which there’s the truth that, for the forseeable future no less than, EA has put the Lifeless House franchise on ice. Concepts for an all-new Lifeless House 4 and any plans to observe the Lifeless House Remake with a brand new model of Lifeless House 2 are seemingly not within the works, with developer Motive put to work on the Battlefield franchise as a substitute. Isaac Clarke, in the meantime, has been left to easily cameo in different video games, corresponding to Fortnite and Battlefield 2042.
Isaac Clarke is now in Skate
The complete bundle prices $40 USD… pic.twitter.com/AaMj6EEBro
— Radec (@realradec) October 7, 2025
In a single submit on reddit titled “The state of Lifeless House,” IllustriousReveal962 wrote: “Let’s hope that in the future Lifeless House will attain state as an IP that it isn’t solely relegated to simply being a pores and skin in a mediocre all the time on-line recreation to spice up mtx.”
“You should buy 3 Lifeless Sapce video games with that cash (and doubtless 3 Skate video games),” wrote one other fan, Diogo Rodriguez, in a submit on X. “Lifeless House 2 remake received cancelled and now we get this,” wrote cayo0663.
On the left is Isaac Clarke from Lifeless House in Skate 3. Mannequin appears to be like unbelievable & may solely be obtained by means of a cheat code.
On the best is an Issac Clarke outfit in a bundle (pic included of bundle) on Skate 4. It prices roughly $30-$40 and appears horrible.
Idek what to say… pic.twitter.com/G4dd9Y76jr
— SirBlackout (@BlackoutTV_) October 7, 2025
EA’s Lifeless House and Skate franchises have one thing of a historical past, with a snazzy Isaac Clarke pores and skin and funky sci-fi skateboard unlockable in Skate 3 totally free by way of cheat code. The franchise’s celebrated 2023 Lifeless House remake in the meantime featured an in-game Easter egg for a fictional “Skate 3000.” Many followers have mentioned it ought to have been a constructive this crossover is continuous — however not priced like this.
Picture credit score: @Realradec.
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