Supermassive Games has unveiled a new gameplay trailer for its sci-fi horror survival adventure, Directive 8020, as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2025 during Summer Game Fest, showcasing its newest feature—Turning Points.
The trailer plunges players into the heart of the Cassiopeia spacecraft, demonstrating “The Scanner” where crew members must be scanned to verify if they’re human or alien. The action intensifies as an alien substance breaches the hydroponics bay, where two crew members face alien imitations of themselves while players encounter the terrifying Hunter Variants of characters Cernan and Williams.
The trailer also reveals a major new gameplay mechanic: Turning Points. This series-first feature grants players the ability to rewind to pivotal story moments, replay decisions to unlock different narrative paths, discover missed content, or completely alter outcomes—delivering unprecedented control. For players craving high-pressure immersion, Survival Mode maintains relentless tension with no takebacks.
Will Doyle, Creative Director of Dark Pictures at Supermassive Games, stated: “With Directive 8020, we’re introducing a major new gameplay feature: Turning Points. For the first time in a Dark Pictures title, players can rewind the story to critical decision moments and alter outcomes. It’s an exciting evolution—especially for a plot with far-reaching ramifications and multiple endings. The goal is to give players more control, more replayability, and more ways to uncover every layer of the story.”
Directive 8020 is the next entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology series, launching October 2, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.
