Today, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Quarry, announced the latest installment of the Dark Pictures series, Directive 8020. blending intense survival gameplay with a branching narrative storyline featuring Lashana Lynch (Bob Marley: One Love, The Woman King) as astronaut ‘Young.’
In a dramatic step forward for the series, the game features persistent real-time threats, all-new stealth gameplay mechanics, and enhanced interactive cinematics. 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 realizes they’re not alone.
The crew is now being hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. As they battle to survive, they are confronted with the hardest choice of all: to save themselves, they must risk the lives of everyone on Earth.
Years of training and knowing your crew are out the window as the new threat is hiding in plain sight. Players must evade the deadly alien threat that roams the dark corridors of the ship, intent on eradicating human life. Overcome your enemies using improvised weapons, lightning reflexes, and stealth.
Directive 8020 is coming in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC
