Having premiered during today’s Galaxies Showcase, this brand new trailer for Supermassive’s Directive 8020 provides players with a final, pre-release, briefing.
Directive 8020 launches on May 12, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Read on for more about the game:
Directive 8020 – Join the Mission
From the creators of Until Dawn and The Quarry comes an all-new sci-fi survival horror adventure where Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. Sent on a mission to Tau Ceti f, the crew of the colony ship Cassiopeia crash-land far from home, and soon realize they are not alone. Hunted by an alien organism that can imitate its prey, paranoia spreads quickly as trust begins to collapse among the crew.
Directive 8020 evolves The Dark Pictures formula, blending cinematic storytelling with more active survival gameplay. Players must evade real-time threats, react under pressure, and harness new stealth mechanics to avoid detection by an enemy that could be anyone – even a member of your own crew. Every movement matters. Every sound can give you away. Every decision can cost a life.
With a branching narrative shaped by player choice, players for the first time in a Dark Pictures game can see their decisions mapped out in a story tree with the ability to rewind by using Turning Points, or live and die by their choices in survival mode.
Starring Lashana Lynch as Brianna Young, the Cassiopeia’s pilot, Directive 8020 thrusts you into a desperate fight for survival and a gripping cinematic sci-fi horror experience.
Trust No One
At the heart of Directive 8020 lies a terrifying question: who is still human? The alien organism stalking the Cassiopeia can perfectly imitate its prey, turning crew members into deadly impostors. As suspicion spreads, every interaction becomes a risk, and every decision could cost a life. In a world where anyone could be the enemy, trusting the wrong crewmate could be fatal.
Movie Night Mode and Multiplayer
Survive the horrors of the Cassiopeia alone in single-player mode. Or don’t play alone in Directive 8020’s Movie Night mode, allowing up to five players to experience the story together in local couch co-op. Pass the controller to your fellow crewmates as the story unfolds, share the tension, and work together over every life-or-death decision to survive alien infiltrators, deadly dilemmas, and catastrophic system failures. Five-player online multiplayer will also be supported in a free post-launch update, bringing the couch co-op experience online. More information about this is coming soon.
Pre-Order Directive 8020 Now to Secure Your Free Deluxe Edition Upgrade
Pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and at participating retailers (while stocks last), with digital pre-orders on Steam launching TODAY, April 16. Pre-orders include access to:
- The Dark Pictures Outfit Pack
- The Dark Pictures Collectables
- Cinematic Filter Pack
- Digital Soundtrack
- Digital Artbook
Pre-order digital deluxe upgrade at no extra cost available for a limited time only.