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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan cover art

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

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.

44
playing now
77%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (280 ratings)
5.5h
to beat · rushed 4h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 44 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 6% of 11,314 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 348k–834k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,902 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.16-76%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.16-76%
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 124 of 125 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (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

134182026-08-06 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 76 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 93 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 87 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 109 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 54 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 52 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 81 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 89 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 40 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 65 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 46 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 46 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 30 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 73 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.942019-07-112026-08-292019-07-11 — 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 $7.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.1k2252026-05-31 — 483 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,100 pageviews2026-06-06 — 498 pageviews2026-06-09 — 459 pageviews2026-06-12 — 451 pageviews2026-06-15 — 3,087 pageviews2026-06-18 — 467 pageviews2026-06-21 — 451 pageviews2026-06-24 — 373 pageviews2026-06-27 — 422 pageviews2026-06-30 — 381 pageviews2026-07-03 — 358 pageviews2026-07-06 — 346 pageviews2026-07-09 — 274 pageviews2026-07-12 — 361 pageviews2026-07-15 — 265 pageviews2026-07-18 — 293 pageviews2026-07-21 — 347 pageviews2026-07-24 — 274 pageviews2026-07-27 — 296 pageviews2026-07-30 — 277 pageviews2026-08-02 — 321 pageviews2026-08-05 — 262 pageviews2026-08-08 — 234 pageviews2026-08-11 — 610 pageviews2026-08-14 — 225 pageviews2026-08-17 — 429 pageviews2026-08-20 — 284 pageviews2026-08-23 — 387 pageviews2026-08-26 — 300 pageviews2026-08-28 — 239 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.

Player tags

GoreCo-opHorrorViolentAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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