Directive 8020's Brief Demo Left Me Underwhelmed, Not Terrified

Part of Supermassive’s ongoing anthology series, The Dark Pictures, Directive 8020 sees the studio swapping teen slasher tales for eerie interstellar intrigue. A spaceship named the Cassiopeia is sent to survey a mysterious planet, Tau Ceti, as part of a routine resettlement mission, but a mysterious disaster occurs mid-orbit, causing the ship to violently crash on the planet’s surface. Stranded and with no way to contact Earth, things only get worse as the crew quickly discovers they are not alone. As they encounter unsettling alien lifeforms that can mimic the appearance of their prey, the researchers find themselves stranded, not knowing who to trust.

This is essentially Supermassive’s homage to Alien and The Thing, with a sprinkle of Event Horizon for good measure. Loading into the game a couple of hours in–with details of the crash and their first encounter still kept tightly under wraps–I join the crew of the Cassiopeia after the mysterious crash has awoken them from hypersleep, but seemingly before true Kurt Russell-worthy paranoia has hit.

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