The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Enter the world of The Dark Pictures – A series of standalone cinematic horror games. Players will be challenged to explore and uncover each story with the knowledge that all their choices have consequences and all playable characters can live, any and all can die… Man of Medan is the first game in The Dark Pictures anthology, bringing supernatural horror to the South Pacific. Five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip with a rumored WWII wreck to find. As the day unfolds and a storm rolls in, their trip soon changes into something much more sinister. Who will live? Who will die? It’s down to you. Can you save them all? A NEW TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE Supermassive Games delivers a new, horrific narrative journey where you will have to confront your deepest fears. CAN YOU SAVE THEM ALL? All playable characters can live and all can die. The choices you make will decide their fate. Death could be just around the corner… Who will you save? Don't. Play. Alone.
Steam User 12
Excellent horror game from the makers of Until Dawn. Five friends go on a boat trip to dive for sunken ships, but end up on an abandoned ship haunted by some kind of mysterious evil. Most of the game is story-driven, with lots of jump scares and exciting encounters. Quick-time events decide the outcome of the action scenes, and at various times you'll have to choose between multiple options how to continue.
There's also a lot of exploring to do, which is exciting thanks to the amazing level design, but also annoying because of the fixed camera angles. This makes it often hard to see where you can go to, which is used to "hide" most of the secrets that can be discovered.
Despite this minor issue, this game is very recommended and it looks still amazing today thanks to the ray tracing.
Steam User 12
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is an amazing Filmic story driven game. If you ever yelled at your tv screen seeing characters in movies makuig the wrong decisions according to you..
Well this game puts you in control which makes these type of games highly entertaining. But also not very forgiving.. the decisions you make to progress the story (like choosing answers that forms the characters personality, and testing your reflexes during certain scenes where for example you have to be all quiet to not get cuaght). will have influence for all the protagonists and it;s up to you if they happen to die or not. You also get to play all the main characters so you feel more involved. It's not just choosing an answer or depend on your reflexes. This makes the experience more real imo.
Man of Medan offers a great story which sucks you in from beginning to end when you board a ghostship. The ultra realistic graphics give it a true movie feel. And the eerie feeling and jumpscares were perfectly timed.
The only downside is you can complete the game in about 4 hours, so if you're hesitant get it while it's on sale.
Must be said it does have replay value to see if you can get to an entire different outcome (and maybe try to let everyone survive -note to self).
Steam User 124
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Steam User 8
Thanks Bandai for this free game but why include a friend pass if it already expired?
Steam User 8
- The story of this game is not bad for a "horror-teenager-adventure" and its fair with gaming hrs.
- the graphics are well wdone.
- The game runs smoothly 99% for me.
- QTE (Quick-Time-Events) inside that game. Its possible to change the time-events in settings
- All decisions are QTE (means you need to decide in time) - just take your time to do so can be a different outcome of course
- Gameplay can be weird sometimes with Stick or WASD but still running smooth
It was a Freebie to get so if you have it in library and or you like horror-adventure, I would recommend this game, give it a try. The first one in Anthology and always time to improve things.
Personally i dont know the other games by now but im sure playing in future and i like those games (not so much QTE hehe)
Its good to have the possibilty at end to go through scenes
@SupermassiveGames : Do NOT put trailer again for other games - just saves space and time - thx :o)
Steam User 10
Jump scare simulator
Steam User 6
Steam Deck performance review of Man of Medan:
This game is listed as unsupported but here is my steam deck performance feedback after spending +40 hours and 100% achievements. I kept the game on the default graphical setting. If you want a full review of the game itself, there are plenty of reviews online.
Long story short: It runs! Perfectly. Better than some verified games and the best Supermassive Game so far that I have played.
I encountered no game breaking bugs, no crashes, no freezing, no frame rate issues. Nothing to force me to restart the game or steam deck. In fact, this game ran a lot better than Dark Pictures: House of Ash, which was listed as playable and had severe graphical glitches, frame rate issues and crashes.
Problems I encountered with Man of Medan:
1. Minor audio glitches in some of the extra menu features videos.
2. Very rarely, texture pop ins and loading while in-game.
3. Minor graphical glitches and environmental clipping while navigating the environment.
4. Battery drain. I'm using the original LED version and my battery lasts only about 90 mins with about 50% brightness while off the charger.
That's it. The game runs just perfectly on the steam deck and is completely enjoyable.