This is the tagline of Supermassive Games’ upcoming self-published sci-fi survival horror adventure game DIRECTIVE 8020, which is scheduled for release in 2025. It is the fifth installment in Supermassive Games’ THE DARK PICTURE ANTHOLOGY and will be available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. 

Supermassive Games is a UK-based game studio owned by Nordisk Film, and is behind immersive cinematic horror games such as UNTIL DAWN and THE QUARRY. 

In DIRECTIVE 8020, the Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. We follow the colony ship Cassiopeia as it crash lands on the planet Tau Ceti f, and the crew soon realise they are far from alone. Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, they must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. 

"DIRECTIVE 8020 is an all-new sci-fi survival horror adventure with all the immersive cinematic gameplay that you’d expect from a Supermassive game but now with even more features and player agency than we have ever done before,” says Dan McDonald, Executive Producer, Supermassive Games.

DIRECTIVE 8020 combines intense survival gameplay with a branching narrative storyline starring Hollywood actress Lashana Lynch. She plays the role of Brianna Young, the pilot of the Cassiopeia, one of Earth’s finest astronauts. The game features persistent real-time threats, all-new stealth gameplay mechanics and enhanced interactive cinematics powered by Unreal Engine 5.

“Over the course of the game you’ll control five crew members and play each of them multiple times – their fate rests in your hands as each crew member under your control lives or dies based on your actions. This is a branching horror adventure where your decisions shape the final outcome of the story,” explains Dan McDonald.