DIRECTIVE 8020 “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN 60 SECONDS” LAUNCH ON 12 MAY -

Premiering at the Galaxies Showcase, the new trailer delivers a rapid-fire briefing on the sci-fi survival horror awaiting players aboard the Cassiopeia, with pre-orders now live across all platforms, including STEAM!

16th April 2026 | Guildford, UK | Supermassive Games today revealed a brand-new 60-second trailer for Directive 8020, its cinematic sci-fi survival horror adventure launching on 12th May 2026. Premiering at the Galaxies Showcase, the trailer offers players a final pre-launch briefing on the nightmare awaiting aboard the colony ship Cassiopeia, where a mission to secure humanity’s future becomes a desperate fight for survival against an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey.

Pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and at participating retailers (while stocks last), with digital pre-orders on Steam launching TODAY, 16th April.

Watch the new trailer here!

Directive 8020 – Join the Mission

From the creators of Until Dawn and The Quarry comes an all-new sci-fi survival horror adventure where Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. Sent on a mission to Tau Ceti f, the crew of the colony ship Cassiopeia crash-land far from home, and soon realise they are not alone. Hunted by an alien organism that can imitate its prey, paranoia spreads quickly as trust begins to collapse among the crew.

Directive 8020 evolves The Dark Pictures formula, blending cinematic storytelling with more active survival gameplay. Players must evade real-time threats, react under pressure, and harness new stealth mechanics to avoid detection by an enemy that could be anyone – even a member of your own crew. Every movement matters. Every sound can give you away. Every decision can cost a life.

Featuring a branching narrative shaped by player choice, players for the first time in a Dark Pictures game can see their decisions mapped out in a story tree with the ability to rewind by using Turning Points, orlive and die by their choices in survival mode.

Starring Lashana Lynch as Brianna Young, the Cassiopeia’s pilot is thrust into a desperate fight for survival, leading a gripping cinematic sci-fi horror experience.

Trust No One

At the heart of Directive 8020 lies a terrifying question: who is still human? The alien organism stalking the Cassiopeia can perfectly imitate its prey, turning crew members into deadly impostors. As suspicion spreads, every interaction becomes a risk, and every decision could cost a life. In a world where anyone could be the enemy, trusting the wrong crewmate could be fatal.

Movie Night Mode and Multiplayer

Survive the horrors of the Cassiopeia alone in single player mode. Or, don’t play alone in Directive 8020’s Movie Night mode, allowing up to five players to experience the story together in local couch co-op. Pass the controller to your fellow crewmates as the story unfolds, share the tension, and work together over every life-or-death decision to survive alien infiltrators, deadly dilemmas, and catastrophic system failures. Five-player online multiplayer will also be supported in a free post-launch update, bringing the couch co-op experience online. More information about this coming soon.

Pre-Order Directive 8020 Now to Secure Your Free Deluxe Edition Upgrade

Pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and at participating retailers (while stocks last), with digital pre-orders on Steam launching TODAY, 16th April. Pre-orders include access to:

● The Dark Pictures Outfit Pack

● The Dark Pictures Collectables

● Cinematic Filter Pack

● Digital Soundtrack

● Digital Artbook

Pre-order digital deluxe upgrade at no extra cost available for a limited time only.

Step aboard. Trust no one. And remember that in space, death takes many forms.

Directive 8020 launches on 12th May 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam), with single-player and up to 5-player couch co-op available at release. Online multiplayer, which brings the couch co-op experience online, will arrive in a free post-launch update. For more information, follow the official channels on X, Instagram, Facebook, or find out more and join the mission at www.directive8020.com.