Adventure · August 29, 2019
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (2019)
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.
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Peer Adventure titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Choices Matter · 276
- Co-op · 207
- Horror · 206
- Adventure · 178
- Multiplayer · 158
- Cinematic · 139
- Story Rich · 115
- Gore · 79
- Violent · 74
- Singleplayer · 74
- Quick-Time Events · 68
- Survival Horror · 65
- Atmospheric · 64
- Psychological Horror · 59
- Third Person · 44
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 11.6k Steam reviews | Top 21% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 76% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 89% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 52% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Arabic
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Traditional Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Russian volume_up
Full audio (7)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Reception Metrics
Steam community
76%Mostly Positive · 11.6k reviews
8.8k positive · 2.8k negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.5/10
Curator recommendations
8.0k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
30
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 29, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Supermassive Games |
| Publisher | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe |
| Base price | $9.99 -50% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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Content Notes
The game contains scenes of violence and bad language, and mild alcohol use.
Editions & Packages
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