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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
76% of 9,969
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 77 in 30 days
Players
32
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Mar 14, 2023
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
8 GB RAM · 80 GB disk
Full requirements

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

76% of 9,969 reviews are positive · 76% of 77 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.

Players over time

▼ -32% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 83 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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How many players finish The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan?

28% of Steam players have unlocked «Learning to work together», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB of disk space.

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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.

Recommended

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.

Does The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
30
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese.

Does The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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