After a half-hour look at Directive 8020 on theGamescom 2024showfloor, it’s obvious that Supermassive has been busy.

“Who do you trust?

There are some interesting twists and turns in the story with how that works.”

A close-up of young adult with short hair and dark skin and some kind of space suit on their body, looking up into the character with a concerned expression on their face.

It’s an interesting approach for a series that previously seemed to lean on its overarching branding for familiarity.

“There is more to come on that.”

And, going forward, it sounds like each title may be treated as more of a standalone event.

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This game’s big, and we want it to be treated as such."

But for existing fans of The Dark Pictures, the next chapter is finally on the horizon.

A dark interior of a kind of underground laboratory of some kind. Red light barely pierces the dark.

A close-up of half-man, half mutated beast thing, in Directive 8020.

A glowing orange, organic-looking hallway, lit like a flame in the dark. It’s like a shot from an Alien film.