Supermassive Games revealed a brand-new gameplay trailer for its sci-fi survival-horror narrative adventure, Directive 8020, as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase during Summer Game Fest – highlighting its newest feature, Turning Points.
The trailer plunges players into the heart of the spaceship Cassiopeia, demonstrating “The Scanner,” where crew members must be scanned to see if they’re human or alien. Action intensifies as the hydroponics bay is overrun by an alien substance, where two crewmates face off with alien mimics of themselves and fans are introduced to horrifying Hunter Variants of characters Cernan and Williams.
The trailer also presents a major new gameplay mechanic: Turning Points. This series-first feature gives players the ability to rewind to pivotal points in the story, replaying decisions to unlock different narrative paths, discover missed content, or change outcomes entirely, offering a new level of player control. And for players who want the full-pressure experience, Survivor Mode keeps things unforgiving with no rewinds.
“With Directive 8020, we’re introducing a brand-new major gameplay feature – Turning Points,” said Will Doyle, Creative Director, Dark Pictures at Supermassive Games. “For the first time in a Dark Pictures title, players can rewind the story to key decision moments and change the outcomes. It’s an exciting step for us, especially with a story that has branching and multiple endings. It’s all about giving players more control, more replayability, and more ways to uncover every layer of the story.”
Directive 8020 launches October 2, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam). For more information on Directive 8020, check out the official socials to keep up to date with the latest news: Instagram, Facebook.
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