The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Cinematic ghost-ship horror where your choices decide who survives

Supermassive Games · Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe · Released Aug 29, 2019

Adventure

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 14K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 57 in 30 days
Playing now: 36; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 9, 2022

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan?

Five friends on a diving vacation end up aboard a ghost ship in this branching horror adventure. You guide different characters through scenes, make choices, and respond to quick-time prompts that can affect who survives. Play alone, online with a friend, or offline with up to five players.

For you if...

+you want to play a branching horror story with friends
+you enjoy timed decisions with consequences for the characters

Not for you if...

−you dislike jump scares and slow story pacing
−you prefer direct combat to cinematic, choice-driven gameplay

What players say

77% of 13,956 reviews are positive · 71% of 57 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ship’s eerie atmosphere, visuals, and the different outcomes that encourage repeat play. They complain about awkward movement and timed inputs, uneven pacing and writing, and bugs, including problems in online co-op.

Screenshots and trailer

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7870
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
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.

OS: Windows 10 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5- 8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
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.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese.