The Dark Pictures Anthology series of games developed by Supermassive Games has released three installments up to this point, with House of Ashes having just come out October 22nd. The horror series started with Man of Medan in 2019. Each subsequent year saw the release of another title along with a tease for next year’s horror game. This year’s tease was for The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, the fourth and final installment for Season 1 of The Dark Pictures Anthology.
The Dark Pictures Anthology was planned to contain 8 installments in total. Until Dawn was a huge financial and critical success for Supermassive Games and it since tried capitalizing on that success with The Dark Pictures Anthology. The games featured in the anthology are roughly half the size of Until Dawn but still offered plenty of scares and interesting decision-making.
Now, a new trailer for The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me was revealed showcasing several new characters in an unknown location. The trailer is narrated by a psychotic killer who will presumably serve as the antagonist of the next installment. Brief glimpses of new characters were also shown, but it’s unsure whether or not these characters are ones the player will control in The Devil in Me or ones that were killed by the narrator. At the end of the trailer, it was also revealed that The Devil in Me will be the final installment in Season 1 of The Dark Pictures Anthology.
Although not confirmed, it makes sense that Season 2 will contain the last four games in The Dark Pictures Anthology, but it is unsure how long fans will have to wait between Season 1 and Season 2. The idea of having different seasons could potentially be used to give Supermassive Games more time to develop future horror games. As of now, it has been releasing a new installment in The Dark Pictures Anthology each year, so by having The Devil in Me be the final game in Season 1, this could give room for Supermassive Games to work on a different project.
From what was shown so far in the trailer for The Devil in Me, it looks to be quite different than previous Dark Pictures games. Instead of focusing on a particular monster or some other psychological horror, The Devil in Me looks like it will pit players against an experienced psychotic killer.
Although both Man of Medan and Little Hope received mixed reception, many were pleased with House of Ashes and the improvements it made in the horror series. If The Devil in Me can further improve on House of Ashes, it will certainly be a strong horror title to look out for, presumably next year.
The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me is currently in development.