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Directive 8020

Supermassive Games

2026•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 9 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, simple adventure game, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

74 / 100

37 ratings

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About This Game

Summary: IGDB

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensSurvival horror

Where to play

Details

Developer: Supermassive Games
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: 12 May 2026
Series: The Dark Pictures Anthology
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 9h normally, 20h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.