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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.

Directive 8020 is a adventure, survival horror and choices matter game developed and published by Supermassive Games.
Released on May 12th 2026 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Polish and Russian.

It has received 811 reviews of which 501 were positive and 310 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.0 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 31.78€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Directive 8020 into these genres:

Adventure Survival Horror Choices Matter Horror Psychological Horror Multiple Endings Choose Your Own Adventure Aliens Survival Space Immersive Cinematic Stealth Action-Adventure Story Rich Realistic Singleplayer Quick-Time Events Third Person Multiplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
  • Storage: 40 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD recommended

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May 2026
Overall pretty good with a few hiccups Minor spoilers ahead People calling this the worst Dark Pictures game is absolutely insane to me. This is by far one of the more competent Dark Pictures we've had. For me this is #2 right after House of Ashes. I think having real time gameplay is a great addition, but it's very overused, especially towards the latter half of the game where the stealth sections tank the pacing. Hopefully in the future there is a more balanced mix of QTE and stealth sections, as well as bringing back the keep quiet heartbeat sections in some way. I encountered one area that caused me frame drops and one very minor bug where a character slid into the correct position. This is a HUGE improvement from the last game The Devil in Me which is a complete buggy mess. The story had me very invested and didn't find a way to completely ruin it like in some other Dark Pictures, however I wish it didn't go fully into creature horror and maintained the social aspect more. The time jumps are surprisingly effective, doing a great job of spreading out gameplay sections and providing context to the current story. Sometimes having only 5 characters playable makes it very obvious that certain characters are unsavable but to my pleasant surprise all of the cast is savable. I also am a HUGE fan of the O Death Collectables . As someone who likes to go back through the game and see alternative paths and collect secrets I missed, having the curator appear throughout the game after collecting the Obol coin towards the end makes me incredibly excited to go through and find the rest of them. I don't usually leave reviews but I feel like many of these reviews went in wanting to hate it when this does quite a lot right.
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May 2026
[talking about game in first half and performance in second half] I am currently on episode 5 and I am loving it so far, in comparrison to other dark pictures games it has its major differeneces but I can enjoy playing while acknowledging that, it's fun to play through something different. It has a path system very similar to DBH which I really enjoy, since in games like The Quarry you are unable to see other choices without playing through the entire game again (editing this after finishing the game and it got even better in my opinion, i loved the ending though i feel a lot of people may feel differently on it) I've seen a lot of negative reviews regarding the performance of the game, but with my pc which isn't the best out there and I'd consider average, my game runs smoothly with the highest graphics even with multiple other programs open and streaming
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May 2026
I’m playing this on the SteamDeck and locked at 30fps. There’s a preset in settings already set…it’s under “ SteamDeck “ and most of everything is low. The game still looks amazing though and gameplay is smooth too. There’s other setting for the actual gameplay ie I set it so instead of mashing the corresponding button I just press it instead ( I’m too slow at mashing it ). Others you can tailor to your preference. I’ve just started this about an hour ago and quite enjoying the story so far especially since it’s set in Space onboard the ship Cassiopeia. It doesn’t take long till it kicks in. There’s new mechanics like crouching and some others to help you out during gameplay. There’s also a new mechanic called Turning Points which allow you to rewind a choice you made and chose another choice. There’s 2 ways to play Explorer or Survivor. Explorer gives you unlimited Turning Points whereas Survivor doesn’t allow you to use Turning Points so actions are consequential. People will live or die on your choice ! If you liked the first Seasom of the Dark Pictures Anthology series you’ll love this one. Seems more polished and smoother too.
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May 2026
Just finished chapter 2 amazing story and game so far ive heard its a short game but that doesnt bother me if it is a good story, good characters and fun gameplay. U will recognize actors from other supermassive games in this one as well. This being my birthday it released on i decided why not treat myself and buy it as it released today.
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May 2026
Good. I dont have to complain about the lack of multiplayer because i can read. And it clearly says on the store page couch co-op only.
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Directive 8020 is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.

Directive 8020 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.

Directive 8020 received 501 positive votes out of a total of 811 achieving a rating of 6.02.
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Directive 8020 was developed and published by Supermassive Games.

Directive 8020 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Directive 8020 is not playable on MacOS.

Directive 8020 is not playable on Linux.

Directive 8020 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Directive 8020 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There is a DLC available for Directive 8020. Explore additional content available for Directive 8020 on Steam.

Directive 8020 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Directive 8020 supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Directive 8020 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Directive 8020 PEGI 18
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Release 12 May 2026
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