Directive 8020 Is Using an Episodic Structure Straight Out of a Limited TV Series 'to Be Mindful of People's Time'

Directive 8020 is using an episodic structure straight out of a limited TV series 'to be mindful of people's time'

"We always want to make it feel like you're playing a movie or a TV show."

‘Directive 8020’ Aims to Upgrade the Franchise’s Frights and Player Agency [Hands-On Preview]

“Directive 8020 became a much more ambitious project than we originally intended. And it’s set the quality standard for what we want to do with the rest of the series going forward.” That’s how Will Doyle, Creative Director at Supermassive Games, hypes up the latest instalment in The Dark Pictures Anthology, when we sit down with him at a hands-on preview event. Having begun the better part of a decade ago, this choose-your-own-adventure franchi…

Directive 8020 Hands-On Preview – Feels Fresh Yet Familiar

I was recently invited to attend a hands-on preview for Supermassive Games‘ latest horror adventure, Directive 8020. During this event I got to play one section of the game which took between 30-45 minutes. The preview left me feeling both excited to play more and apprehensive of Directive 8020’s launch on May 12th, 2026. If you want to see my [...] The post Directive 8020 Hands-On Preview – Feels Fresh Yet Familiar first appeared on The Outerha…

Directive 8020's glossy, late-’90s sci-fi aesthetic gives it an edge

My hands-on shows how smart art direction can reshape familiar horror tropes.