Draft:The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 is an upcoming interactive drama and survival horror video game with science fiction elements developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the first game of the second season and fifth instalment overall in The Dark Pictures Anthology. Continuing the series' premise, the game features a cast of five playable protagonists and a multilinear narrative influenced by player choices. Its decision-making scenes can significantly alter the trajectory of the plot and change the relationships between the main characters; some can lead to the permanent death of the protagonists.

Staple mechanics of The Dark Pictures Anthology, such as quick time events (QTEs) and "pictures", collectable items that allow players to see visions of possible future events, appear again in Directive 8020.

Development and release
Directive 8020 is the fifth game in a series of eight planned for The Dark Pictures Anthology. It will be the first game in the anthology's second season. The teaser trailer was released with The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (2022) after its credits. However, the trailer leaked online the day before The Devil in Me release, revealing a sci-fi setting. There was a NASA directive 8020.7G that was about "biological contamination control for outbound and inbound planetary spacecraft. However, the directive expired in June 2022. As of mid-October 2022, Directive 8020 was entering production with a lot of data already shot. On 31 December 2023, a short video teaser for the game was posted to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Future
In February 2022, Supermassive Games filed trademarks for six potential future entries including Directive 8020. Three others featured the standard The Dark Pictures branding, subtitled The Craven Man, Intercession, and Winterfold.