Upcoming interactive drama video game
2025 video game
Directive 8020 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed and published by Supermassive Games . It is the first game of the second season, and the fifth game overall in The Dark Pictures Anthology playable protagonists and a multilinear narrative influenced by player choices. Its decision-making scenes can significantly alter the trajectory of the plot and change the relationships between the main characters; some can lead to the permanent death of the protagonists. In Directive 8020 , a colony ship called Cassiopeia crash lands on Tau Ceti f , a planet that is 12 light-years from Earth. Lashana Lynch , who plays astronaut and pilot of the Cassiopeia , Brianna Young, is being marketed as the game's leading actress . Directive 8020 will be released for PlayStation 5 , Windows , and Xbox Series X/S in 2025.
Development
Directive 8020 is the fifth game in a series of eight planned for The Dark Pictures Anthology [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Story and design
The game stars Lashana Lynch as Brianna Young, an astronaut and pilot of a colony ship called Cassiopeia that crash lands on Tau Ceti f , a planet that is 12 light-years away after setting out to look for a new home to save humanity due to Earth being in the process of dying.[ 1] [ 5] Directive 8020 as "The Thing [ 6] [ 7] sci-fi horror films including Solaris Alien Event Horizon Pandorum Prometheus Life Sputnik H. P. Lovecraft 's cosmic horrors.[ 6] [ 8] NASA directive 8020.7G that was about biological contamination control for outbound and inbound planetary spacecraft. However, the directive expired in June 2022.[ 9]
Casting
Lashana Lynch (pictured in 2019) , who plays Brianna Young, is being marketed as the game's leading actress .Directive 8020 continues the trend of the anthology by casting a recognizable face as the lead character. Doyle said they were lucky to have Lynch and that she brought "incredible power and depth" to the role of Brianna Young.[ 6]
Release
Directive 8020 was first revealed in a post-credits teaser trailer at the end of The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] The Devil in Me 's release, revealing a sci-fi setting.[ 11] [ 13] [ 14] Gamescom in August 2024, the game was announced to be releasing for PlayStation 5 , Windows , and Xbox Series X/S in 2025.[ 5] [ 15]
References
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