Directive 8020 release date and latest news
In space, no one can hear directives.
The Directive 8020 release date has been confirmed and it's set to be released just in time for Halloween!
Talk about spooky timing.
The latest Dark Pictures Anthology game from Supermassive Games is taking the cinematic horror franchise to space.
Expect plenty of drama, tension and scares in this sci-fi horror blockbuster filled with Hollywood stars.
Lashana Lynch leads the survival horror game (you may know her from the films The Woman King and No Time to Die, or the TV show The Day of the Jackal). She plays Young, who is a "groundbreaking astronaut".
Check out our exclusive interview with Supermassive Games' creative director Will Doyle (on Directive 8020, the Until Dawn movie and more) above.
Keep reading to discover what you need to know about the Directive 8020 release date and find out everything we know about its gameplay and story details.
You'll find its latest trailer at the foot of the page!
When is the Directive 8020 release date?
The Directive 8020 release date is 2nd October 2025, Supermassive Games has confirmed.
This was revealed during the PlayStation State of Play broadcast in February 2025, which treated us to a shiny new story trailer, to boot (you can watch it at the end of this page).
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Can I pre-order Directive 8020?
You cannot currently pre-order Directive 8020, but you can wishlist the game digitally on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Store.
We’ll update this page when pre-orders go live, which will happen in June 2025.
Which consoles and platforms can play Directive 8020?
Directive 8020 can be played on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (via Steam), Supermassive Games has confirmed.
It is not available on PS4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, and we doubt it ever will be. Sorry!
Directive 8020 gameplay and story details
Directive 8020 is "an immersive cinematic horror experience that blends intense survival gameplay with meaningful choices and a branching narrative storyline".
The game’s Steam listing tells us that in Directive 8020, you are "hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey" and that "the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive".
Its official plot description is: "Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. Twelve light years from home, Tau Ceti offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash-lands on the planet, its crew soon realise they are far from being alone."
Of course, there’s a bit more to it than that. The crew of the Cassiopeia "are confronted with the hardest choice of all: to save themselves, they must risk the lives of everyone on Earth".
Sounds like we’ll be making some tough decisions in this one, eh?
In terms of gameplay, it’s not just narrative choices. You’ll need to defeat enemies by "using improvised weapons, lightning reflexes and stealth". Sounds stressful.
You'll use tools such as the flashlight, scanner, messenger and wedge tool to survive. The wedge tool can be used as a weapon to temporarily stun enemies and it can open doors.
Is there a Directive 8020 trailer?
Yes, there is a Directive 8020 trailer! Check out the story and release date trailer below to see what horrors are in store in the latest Dark Pictures Anthology title:
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