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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Supermassive Games · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe · 2019-08-29

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Adventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 30, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 30, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 04, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 28, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is an Adventure game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 13,930 reviews).

28
playing now
77%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,230
twitch viewers (latest)
3230.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
71/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (280 ratings)
19
Nexus mods (2.4k downloads)
4.03★
PlayStation Store rating (17,132 ratings)
5.5h
to beat · rushed 4h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is a 2019 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the first game of The Dark Pictures Anthology. Man of Medan is set in the South Pacific Ocean and follows four college students and their boat captain who embark on a diving expedition to find a sunken World War II plane. Pirates hijack their vessel and strand the group aboard a ghost ship, where they must survive visions of ghostly figures. The game features gameplay elements, including quick time events, two single-player and two multiplayer modes, and collectables that allow the player to see visions of possible future events. It also has a multilinear plot where decisions can alter the trajectory of the story and change the relationships between the five playable protagonists; some lead to their permanent deaths.

Trailer

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan trailer thumbnail

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan – Launch Trailer | PS4

≈338,717 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,287 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~161/week).
  • · Review velocity up 131% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 29,028 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 349k–837k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,949 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-02-16) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 113 of 114 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
63763720192026Week of 2019-08-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 637 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 371 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

110142026-09-15 12:00 — 33 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 57 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 48 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 88 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 37 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 61 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 37 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 40 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 55 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 56 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 94 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 63 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 75 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 24 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 76 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 110 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 31 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 31 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
52431Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 524 · peak 2,743Dec 2019 — avg 48 · peak 142Mar 2020 — avg 32 · peak 109Jun 2020 — avg 85 · peak 225Sep 2020 — avg 38 · peak 101Dec 2020 — avg 68 · peak 199Mar 2021 — avg 34 · peak 112Jun 2021 — avg 59 · peak 202Sep 2021 — avg 51 · peak 158Dec 2021 — avg 81 · peak 306Mar 2022 — avg 55 · peak 151Jun 2022 — avg 131 · peak 363Sep 2022 — avg 48 · peak 142Dec 2022 — avg 100 · peak 288Mar 2023 — avg 40 · peak 127Jun 2023 — avg 35 · peak 132Sep 2023 — avg 32 · peak 108Dec 2023 — avg 49 · peak 161Mar 2024 — avg 57 · peak 183Jun 2024 — avg 58 · peak 249Sep 2024 — avg 55 · peak 168Dec 2024 — avg 78 · peak 213Mar 2025 — avg 46 · peak 136Jun 2025 — avg 75 · peak 278Sep 2025 — avg 40 · peak 126Dec 2025 — avg 54 · peak 176Mar 2026 — avg 127 · peak 597Jun 2026 — avg 86 · peak 237Aug 2026 — avg 58 · peak 168
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$5.942019-07-112026-10-102019-07-11 — best price $26.612019-11-17 — best price $28.172020-01-10 — best price $19.792020-03-17 — best price $17.422020-06-26 — best price $29.992020-09-21 — best price $12.992020-12-19 — best price $29.992021-03-24 — best price $12.982021-06-18 — best price $9.892021-09-20 — best price $29.992021-12-03 — best price $9.892022-03-21 — best price $8.752022-05-27 — best price $25.482022-08-14 — best price $8.802022-10-14 — best price $8.432022-12-19 — best price $8.402023-03-15 — best price $8.992023-05-19 — best price $8.592023-08-05 — best price $8.582023-10-01 — best price $25.482023-12-29 — best price $9.002024-03-11 — best price $5.942024-05-25 — best price $6.802024-08-21 — best price $6.492024-10-24 — best price $7.992024-12-24 — best price $6.802025-04-02 — best price $19.992025-06-23 — best price $15.292025-09-18 — best price $7.992025-11-24 — best price $7.642026-02-17 — best price $9.392026-04-24 — best price $8.002026-07-06 — best price $7.992026-10-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9471972026-05-31 — 483 pageviews2026-06-04 — 618 pageviews2026-06-08 — 534 pageviews2026-06-12 — 451 pageviews2026-06-16 — 947 pageviews2026-06-20 — 426 pageviews2026-06-24 — 373 pageviews2026-06-28 — 425 pageviews2026-07-02 — 345 pageviews2026-07-06 — 346 pageviews2026-07-10 — 279 pageviews2026-07-14 — 324 pageviews2026-07-18 — 293 pageviews2026-07-22 — 272 pageviews2026-07-26 — 332 pageviews2026-07-30 — 277 pageviews2026-08-03 — 298 pageviews2026-08-07 — 227 pageviews2026-08-11 — 610 pageviews2026-08-15 — 314 pageviews2026-08-19 — 311 pageviews2026-08-23 — 387 pageviews2026-08-27 — 248 pageviews2026-08-31 — 286 pageviews2026-09-04 — 351 pageviews2026-09-08 — 318 pageviews2026-09-12 — 288 pageviews2026-09-16 — 226 pageviews2026-09-20 — 260 pageviews2026-09-24 — 250 pageviews2026-09-28 — 270 pageviews2026-10-02 — 232 pageviews2026-10-06 — 283 pageviews2026-10-09 — 301 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
51.4%
earned "Lovebirds"
13.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)70,2356%31
Xbox One (Xbox)28,1332%30
Steam (Steam)15,8563%30
PS5 (PlayStation)13,3659%31
Windows (Xbox)1,2384%30
Switch (Nintendo)280%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreCo-opHorrorViolentAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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