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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."

PC Gamer · Apr 27

The secret to Supermassive Games casting two Oscar winners is its focus on human-made art: 'They know that their performance is going to come across really well'

If I had a nickel for every Oscar winner in a Supermassive game, I'd have two nickels.

PC Gamer · Apr 27

Directive 8020 feels like the horror game Supermassive Games was born to make

Surviving aboard the Cassiopeia is harder than it looks.

PC Gamer · Apr 27

"Let's amp up everything" — Directive 8020 is Alien meets The Thing, and it's introducing these huge changes for Supermassive's cinematic horror games

I played Directive 8020 and spoke to the game director at Summer Game Fest 2025. This cinematic sci-fi horror is Alien meets The Thing, with two huge changes.

Windows Central · Jun 21, 2025

Games to look forward to in 2025: Directive 8020

The Earth is dying and the only hope is a distant planet in a game that is a playable blend of Alien and The Thing

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

Directive 8020: Release date, platforms, gameplay, & everything else we know about Supermassive's sci-fi horror game

The fifth installment of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology is going to outer space in search of Lovecraftian horrors.

Space · Dec 3, 2024

Supermassive describes Directive 8020 as "The Thing in space," but even with the survival horror elements, it's a Dark Pictures game through and through

Gamescom 2024 | "They're essentially in a tin can, and it's death on the other side of it – and that's a fantastic space to be"

GamesRadar · Sep 4, 2024