Supermassive Games
Directive 8020
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
- Released
- 12 May 2026
- Developer
- Supermassive Games
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Perspective
- Third person
- Age rating
- PEGI 18 · ESRB M
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Metacritic
- 72/100
- Steam recommendations
- 1,298
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5
- Genres
- Adventure
- Also known as
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020
- 74
- Player rating
- 79
- Critic rating
- 28
- Ratings counted
- 62.6%
- Steam reviews
- 30
- Achievements
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Quick answers
Directive 8020
The story
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. To help them survive, the choices you make are more important than ever! Evade real-time threats where any step could be your last. Decide who to trust in a world where anyone could be a deadly alien impostor.
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How long to beat
- Main story
- 8 h
- Main + extras
- 9 h
- Completionist
- 20 h
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
- Multiplayer
- Co-operative
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
- Horror
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Trailer
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
62.6% of 2,181 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Mixed”.
17 languages in the interface, 6 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.
Publisher's content notice
This game contains strong language and graphical scenes of violence and gore within in a sci-fi space setting.
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Platform releases
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 12 May 2026
- PlayStation 5
- 12 May 2026
- Xbox Series X|S
- 12 May 2026
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Official pages
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