Directive 8020
Supermassive Games · 2026-05-12
SteamPlayStation Store
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Releases: May 12, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 12, 2026 (PlayStation 5), May 12, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)
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 2026 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed and published by Supermassive Games. It is the fifth game in The Dark Pictures series. Taking place on a colony spaceship called Cassiopeia, the crew crash lands on Tau Ceti f, a planet 12 light-years from Earth, where they must survive a shapeshifting alien threat. Lashana Lynch, who plays astronaut and co-pilot Brianna Young, was marketed as the game's leading actress. It released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 12 May.
Health check
- · 152 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
- · Review velocity down 87% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (759 reviews).
- · Top 25% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 2,200 total reviews — how this is computed.
Current store prices
| lowest across shops (ITAD) | $33.69 | -33% |
Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.
All-time low: $32.79 at GreenManGaming (2026-08-17)via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $49.99 · on sale 16 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)
Review momentum
Price history
Attention
Completion
- · 86.1% of players earned Personality Manifest
- · 30.1% of players earned Message in a Bottle
- · 1.6% of players earned All Possible Futures
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Polish
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS5 (PlayStation) | 2,721 | 19% | 31 |
| Steam (Steam) | 799 | 4% | 30 |
| Xbox Series (Xbox) | 340 | 6% | 30 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Where its players are
- English54% · 1.1k reviews
- Russian15% · 306 reviews
- German9% · 182 reviews
- French8% · 164 reviews
- Chinese (Simplified)6% · 118 reviews
Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.
Census log
- 2026-05-12First review activity on record (week of 2026-05-12).
- 2026-05-12Biggest review week on record: 759 reviews (week of 2026-05-12).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
- 2026-08-12Официально: Supermassive Games уволит до 75 сотрудников на фоне неудач Directive 8020
- 2026-08-11Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch
- 2026-08-113 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people
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