Directive 8020 Launches Today

DIRECTIVE 8020 LAUNCHES TODAY ON PLAYSTATION 5, XBOX SERIES X|S & PC|STEAM
The long-awaited narrative sci-fi survival horror adventure from Supermassive Games is available now!

GUILDFORD, England – May 12, 2026 – Supermassive Games, the award-winning studio behind Until Dawn and The Quarry, today launches Directive 8020, a cinematic sci-fi survival horror adventure and the latest entry in the fan-favorite The Dark Pictures series, available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).

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. 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.

In space, death takes many forms.

A bold first for Supermassive Games, this “The Thing… in space” sci-fi survival horror journey evolves The Dark Pictures formula with real-time threats, survival gameplay and enhanced tools like Turning Points. Players must navigate impossible moral dilemmas amid rising paranoia, where no one on the crew can be trusted and every choice matters, shaping the fate of the crew at every turn. Choose wisely, as all characters can live and all can die. And what of The Curator? Well, you’ll just have to play to find out!

Starring Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die, Bob Marley: One Love, The Woman King) as pilot Brianna Young, Directive 8020 delivers a gripping cinematic experience that can be played solo or shared with up to five players in couch co-op movie night mode (with online multiplayer coming in a post-launch update).

Directive 8020 includes several stand-out gameplay-enhancing features:

TRUST NO ONE: Encounter an alien lifeform that perfectly imitates its prey. Years of training and trust are lost among the crew when their enemy hides in plain sight. Who is human and who is not? Your choices are now more important than ever!
REWIND DECISIONS: Rewrite your destiny and change the course of your story with our new Turning Points story tree. Uncover multiple endings, unlock hidden paths, and save your crew from their fateful deaths.
REAL-TIME ALIEN THREATS: Evade a 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.
DON’T PLAY ALONE: Recruit up to five players to join the mission in couch co-op movie night mode. Choose which crew members to control and work together with your friends to survive alien infiltrators, deadly dilemmas, and catastrophic system failures (with online multiplayer coming in a post-launch update).

“With Directive 8020, we’ve taken our signature horror narrative and everything we love about cinematic storytelling, pushing it all into new territory,” said Will Doyle, Creative Director at Supermassive Games. “We’re incredibly proud of what the team has accomplished, and bringing our storytelling into a sci-fi setting for the first time has been a hugely exciting step. The team has worked hard to refine every part of the experience, so we can’t wait for players to finally get their hands on it.”

Step aboard the Cassiopeia…and trust no one. Directive 8020 is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).

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About Lashana Lynch

Directive 8020 features actress Lashana Lynch as the groundbreaking astronaut “Young” in an intense cinematic sci-fi horror narrative. She can be seen starring in and as the co-EP of the series The Day of the Jackal with Eddie Redmayne. Previous projects include The Woman King, Bob Marley: One Love, Matilda the Musical and appearances in the MCU’s The Marvels, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Captain Marvel. Most notably, Lashana played the first black and female 007 agent, “Nomi,” in the latest installment of the James Bond franchise, No Time to Die.

About The Dark Pictures

The Dark Pictures is a series of standalone, cinematic horror games, designed to present a new, terrifying experience with each release. Each game features a brand-new story, setting, and cast of characters.

About Supermassive Games

Founded in 2008, we are a BAFTA-winning game studio, developing innovative storytelling games. We have released a number of successful titles and are best known for Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry.