The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

    Make choices in a branching horror story together, online with a friend or offline with up to five players.

    Supermassive Games · published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe, Bandai Namco Entertainment

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    Local co-op
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Demo
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    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.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 77% positive from 14,068 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 71/100 from 13 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 6Review score desc: Mostly PositiveTotal positive: 10808Total negative: 3260Total reviews: 14068{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":6,"review_score_desc":"Mostly Positive","total_positive":10808,"total_negative":3260,"total_reviews":14068}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 55047Name: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of MedanUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-dark-pictures-anthology-man-of-medanCreated at: 1503502841First release date: 1567036800Total rating: 69.58311193260178Total rating count: 302Aggregated rating: 71.46153846153847Aggregated rating count: 13Hypes: 18Release dates: [{"id":169994,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019"},{"id":169993,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019"},{"id":403875,"date":1567036800,"human":"Aug 29, 2019"},{"id":473211,"date":1683158400,"human":"May 04, 2023"},{"id":392749,"date":1664323200,"human":"Sep 28, 2022"},{"id":392750,"date":1664323200,"human":"Sep 28, 2022"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":248,"name":"Bandai Namco Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":4895,"name":"Supermassive Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":55047,"name":"The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/the-dark-pictures-anthology-man-of-medan","created_at":1503502841,"first_release_date":1567036800,"total_rating":69.58311193260178,"total_rating_count":302,"aggregated_rating":71.46153846153847,"aggregated_rating_count":13,"hypes":18,"release_dates":[{"id":169994,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019"},{"id":169993,"date":1567123200,"human":"Aug 30, 2019"},{"id":403875,"date":1567036800,"human":"Aug 29, 2019"},{"id":473211,"date":1683158400,"human":"May 04, 2023"},{"id":392749,"date":1664323200,"human":"Sep 28, 2022"},{"id":392750,"date":1664323200,"human":"Sep 28, 2022"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":248,"name":"Bandai Namco Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":4895,"name":"Supermassive Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.