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Ashley Bardhan

Until Dawn studio looks to recover from layoffs, a 7-month delay, and 4 so-so Dark Pictures games in May with co-op game set to receive online multiplayer

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Directive 8020.

Until Dawn studio Supermassive has had, from a fan's perspective, an atrocious past few years. But its newest installment in the Dark Pictures Anthology finally has a release date after its October 2025 launch was stalled, and the perfectly nasty-looking horror multiplayer could be a sign of better days to come once it's out on May 12.

It's been hard for Supermassive. In 2024, its Dead by Daylight collaboration game The Casting of Frank Stone was underwhelming, and the studio saw reportedly 90 positions cut in an extensive initial round of layoffs. 2025 wasn't much better. In addition to delaying Directive 8020 – another characteristic, Supermassive interactive drama, wrapped in The Thing's slimy bandages – Supermassive struggled with more layoffs impacting 36 jobs and a middling Little Nightmares sequel, as we note in our three-out-of-five Little Nightmares 3 review.

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