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This article is about The Dark Pictures Anthology's fifth installment, Directive 8020.
In space, death takes many forms...
| “ | Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. | ” |
Directive 8020 is the first installment of the second season of The Dark Pictures Anthology series, and the fifth installment overall.
It is an interactive drama survival horror video game with space and body horror elements under development and will be published by Supermassive Games for a multi-platform release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on May 12, 2026.
Synopsis
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.
Gameplay
In a dramatic step forward for the series, the game features real-time threats, all-new stealth gameplay mechanics, 5-player online co-op, and enhanced interactive cinematics powered by Unreal Engine 5.
Characters
Protagonists
- Lashana Lynch as Brianna Young
- (?) as Josef Cernan
- (?) as Laura Eisele
- Danny Sapani as Nolan Stafford
- (?) as Samantha Cooper
Antagonists
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