Directive 8020 - PS5
Directive 8020 is a cinematic sci-fi survival horror game for PS5 featuring branching choices, alien threats, multiple endings, and up to 5-player co-op.
Earn 4,349 points on purchase
- Release date 12 May 2026
- Offline Number of Players 4+
- Required PSN Yes (for online play)
- Base Game Size 18 GB
- Spoken Language English
- Age Rating Mature
About the game
Your mission, your decisions
- Cinematic science-fiction survival horror
- Real-time alien encounters
- Stealth and improvised weapons
- Branching story with multiple endings
- Turning Points decision rewind
- Solo, local and online multiplayer modes
The greatest danger aboard the Cassiopeia may be the person standing beside you.
- Survival in Deep Space Avoid an alien predator aboard the Cassiopeia, using stealth, quick reactions and improvised weapons when danger closes in.
- Choices That Shape the Story Decide who deserves your trust and face difficult consequences as the crew struggles to survive.
- Share the Horror Experience the story alone or bring friends together for Movie Night, where different players take responsibility for different characters.
- Explore Other Outcomes The Turning Points story tree lets you revisit pivotal decisions and discover alternative narrative paths.
In Directive 8020 PS5, a desperate journey to save humanity becomes a nightmare when the colony ship Cassiopeia encounters an alien organism capable of imitating its crew. Set in a future where Earth is dying, this cinematic sci-fi horror adventure combines tense exploration, immediate survival threats and decisions that can change who lives and dies. Every encounter raises the same terrifying question: who can you trust?
Directive 8020 PS5: A mission where trust can kill
- Trust No One
- Alien Infiltration
- Deep-Space Horror
- Choices Matter
- Turning Points
- Movie Night
Survive together or face the nightmare alone
Single-player
Take charge of the crew's decisions yourself and discover how your choices affect their survival.
Movie Night
Play together locally by assigning crew members to your friends and passing a single controller when each character takes the spotlight.
Online Multiplayer
Play from different locations after installing the multiplayer update. Custom Mode assigns characters, while Round Robin changes the active player at timed intervals.
Rewrite fate or live with every consequence
What to expect on PlayStation 5
- Offline single-player adventure Yes
- Local multiplayer through shared-controller Movie Night Yes
- Online multiplayer with the required update Yes
- DualSense vibration and trigger effects Yes
- PS5 Pro enhancements Yes
- Cross-platform online multiplayer No
Explore the Cassiopeia's branching nightmare
How your decisions shape the journey
- Enter a failing mission Explore the crashed colony ship and learn what the surviving crew is facing.
- Watch for the impostor Question appearances and make decisions about people who may not be human.
- React to immediate threats Use stealth, quick-time actions and the tools available to escape dangerous encounters.
- Choose your path Decide whether to accept the consequences or revisit a turning point to explore another outcome.
Game details
Essential information
- Release date
- 12 May 2026
- Developer
- Supermassive Games
- Publisher
- Supermassive Games Ltd
- Genre
- Horror, Adventure
Mature 17+. Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Strong Language. ESRB also identifies Users Interact and In-Game Purchases.
Voice and screen languages
Supported languages on the US PlayStation listing
- English
- French (France)
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Russian
- Spanish (Mexico)
Frequently asked questions
Is Directive 8020 a part of The Dark Pictures series?
Yes. Supermassive Games presents it as an entry in The Dark Pictures, combining cinematic horror with a science-fiction setting.
Can I play Directive 8020 offline on PS5?
Yes. The PlayStation listing confirms offline play, so the single-player story does not require an online multiplayer session.
Does Directive 8020 have split-screen co-op?
The officially documented local multiplayer experience is Movie Night, where players share a controller and take turns controlling their assigned characters. It is not described as simultaneous split-screen gameplay.
Can everyone survive in this sci-fi horror game?
Yes. Supermassive Games confirms that the story can end with all characters surviving or all characters dying, depending on choices and outcomes.
Is online co-op available in the PS5 version?
Yes. Online multiplayer was added after launch, and the current PlayStation listing confirms online play with the required subscription.
Good to know
- Required PSN Yes (for online play)
- Required Internet Yes (for online play)
Specifications
Product
- Condition
- New
- Genre
- Horror
- Release date
- 12 May 2026
Gameplay
- Game Mode
- Local Co-op Offline Multiplayer Online Co-op Single-player Split-Screen
- Offline Number of Players
- 4+
- Main Story Length
- 10-20 hours
- Completionist Length
- 10-20 hours
Online and internet
- Required PSN
- Yes (for online play)
- Required Internet
- Yes (for online play)
- Online Number of Players
- 4+
Language
- Language, Subtitle Language & Spoken Language
- English
Disc and size
- Base Game Size
- 18 GB
- Game Edition
- Standard
- Platform
- PS5
Rating
- Metacritic Score
- 72
- Age Rating
- Mature
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