Directive 8020

Wait62%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Supermassive Games · Choices Matter · May 12, 2026

Player review score
62%
Mixed
Price
$39.99−20%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio5 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Directive 8020?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 210 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Co-op: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
210 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Without giving away too much spoilers, I think the story does make you ask yourself questions.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are really good but not enough to warrant the fps drops I get or low fps in general.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also like the sound design, but not because of anything in particular.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And I hate to say this because the difficulty and rewind options are top notch.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story is really interesting so far, game seems to be about the same length of the quarry with a large roster of characters.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story210 reviews
Graphics73 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
67% still recommend
Co-op
40% still recommend
Multiplayer
58% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend
Crashes
69% still recommend
Bugs
73% still recommend
Optimization
70% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$39.99$49.99−20%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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