Supermassive Games has announced that Directive 8020 will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on May 12. Pre-orders for the game are now live.
Those who pre-order the game will get the deluxe edition upgrade for free. The deluxe edition will include The Dark Pictures Outfit Pack, The Dark Pictures Collectables, a Cinematic Filter Pack, a Digital Soundtrack, and a Digital Artbook. Check out the release date trailer for Directive 8020 below:
Directive 8020 is the latest game from the developers behind Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology. We had a chance to preview the game during Summer Game Fest 2025. Lastly, the Steam page describes Directive 8020 as follows:
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.
Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. As they battle to survive, they are confronted with the hardest choice of all: to save themselves, they must risk the lives of everyone on Earth.
Featuring Hollywood actor, Lashana Lynch (Bob Marley: One Love, The Woman King) as the ground-breaking astronaut, ‘Young’, experience immersive cinematic storytelling and edge-of-your-seat horror on a deep space mission to save humanity.
Rewrite your destiny and change the course of your story with our new Turning Points story tree. Uncover multiple endings, unlock hidden paths, and save your crew from their fateful deaths.
