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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

Released Aug 29, 2019Mostly Positive · 76% of 9.3KPEGI 16≈ 5 h to beat
Steam Deck VerifiedAdventureChoices MatterCo-opHorrorMultiplayerCinematic
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Developer: Supermassive Games
Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
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About The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Experience the upgraded version of Man of Medan, available now.
New to this upgrade: difficulty settings & QTE warnings, improved UI & interactions, updated bearing’s art & event triggers, increased walk speeds and wider accessibility options including subtitle sizing.
Discover an extended playable chapter “Flooded”, introducing new deaths in this climatic ending to the game!


*Free upgrade for owners of Man of Medan on PC.


The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games featuring a multiplayer mode.

In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister...

Embark on a horrific journey aboard a ghost ship.

Experience your terrifying story with a friend online or go for safety in numbers with up to five players offline

All playable characters can live or die. The choices you make will decide their fate.

Who will you save?

Don't. Play. Alone.


The Curator's Cut
The Curator's cut features new scenes playable from the other characters' perspective with brand new choices and decisions to make.

The Curator's cut is only available once you have completed the main story.

Story

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Man of Medan is the first game in The Dark Pictures anthology, bringing supernatural horror to the South Pacific. Five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip with a rumored WWII wreck to find. As the day unfolds and a storm rolls in, their trip soon changes into something much more sinister. Who will live? Who will die? It’s down to you. Can you save them all?

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Game details

Developers
Supermassive Games
Publishers
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Release date
Aug 29, 2019
Genres
Adventure, Choices Matter, Co-op, Horror, Multiplayer, Cinematic, Story Rich, Gore, Violent, Singleplayer, Quick-Time Events, Atmospheric, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Third Person, Local Multiplayer, Action, Nudity, Sexual Content, Female Protagonist
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer, Online PvP
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
30 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Remote Play Together, Remote Play
Themes
Horror, Survival, Mystery
Camera
Third person
Series
The Dark Pictures Anthology
Engine
Unreal Engine 4

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
FrenchSupportedSupportedSupported
ItalianSupportedSupportedSupported
GermanSupportedSupportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedSupportedSupported
ArabicSupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
KoreanSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5- 8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "High". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mostly Positive

76% of 9.3K

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Metacritic

75

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IGDB critics

71

13 critic scores

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Age rating

PEGI 16

Violence, Bad Language

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Verified

  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Shows Steam Deck button icons
  • Text is readable on the Deck screen
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • External controllers don't work for the main player
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Verified

ProtonDB: Gold · 58 reports See reports

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