Directive 8020
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are…
Directive 8020 is an adventure developed by Supermassive Games, released 12 May 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.
What Directive 8020 is
Directive 8020 is an adventure game developed by Supermassive Games and released in 2026. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. To help them survive, the choices you make are more important than ever! Evade real-time threats where any step could be your last. Decide who to trust in a world where anyone could be a deadly alien impostor.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Directive 8020 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored about average for its year.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 2.2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 16 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700. A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 40GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 583,000 (about $32.54), while Germany pays €49.99 — 1.7 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 35 on Steam, which is about $34.99.
What it launched against
Directive 8020 launched on 12 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Saros. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Saros.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Directive 8020 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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