The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
The cover art for The Devil in Me. In the foreground is the logo of The Dark Pictures Anthology, a skull facing the left side of the image. The skull in question has a metal wire over its teeth with hooks from the wire going into the skull's lip area. An image of Kate Wilder with a frightened expression and Granthem Du'Met holding an axe, while standing in front of the H. H. Holmes "Murder Castle" replica, are overlaid on the cranium.
Box art featuring Kate Wilder, one of the game's five protagonists
Developer(s)Supermassive Games
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)
  • Tom Heaton
  • Will Doyle
Designer(s)
  • Dan Saxon
  • Dave Grove
Programmer(s)
  • Prasanna Jeganathan
  • Romain Toutain
Artist(s)David Hirst
Writer(s)
  • Seth M. Sherwood
  • Andrew Ewington
  • Alex Farnham
  • Paul Martin
Composer(s)Jason Graves
SeriesThe Dark Pictures Anthology
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release18 November 2022
Genre(s)Interactive drama, survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is a 2022 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the fourth game of the first season, and the season finale of The Dark Pictures Anthology. A game with a multilinear plot, decisions can significantly alter the trajectory of the story and change the relationships between the five playable protagonists; some lead to their permanent deaths. The Devil in Me follows five members of a documentary film crew who are invited to a replica of H. H. Holmes' hotel on an island in Lake Michigan called Hunter's Island to film an episode of their series. It's not long before they discover their lives are at risk due to traps placed throughout the hotel and they must escape the island before Granthem Du'Met kills them. Jessie Buckley, who plays investigative journalist and the host of the documentary film show, Kate Wilder, was marketed as the game's leading actress. Jason Graves, a long-time collaborator with Supermassive for the series, returned to compose the soundtrack.

Staple mechanics of The Dark Pictures Anthology, such as quick time events (QTEs) and "pictures", collectable items that allow players to see visions of possible future events, appear again in The Devil in Me. The game also introduces new features, including an inventory system for the characters, tool-based puzzles, and new movement capabilities, including running, jumping, and climbing. The Devil in Me takes inspiration from Holmes and his hotel, as well as various slasher films and franchises including Psycho (1960), The Shining (1980), Saw, Halloween, and Friday the 13th.

The Devil in Me was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 18 November 2022 to mixed reviews. The fifth game in the series, as well as the season two premiere, Directive 8020, was revealed in a teaser trailer at the end of The Devil in Me.