<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
is	O
an	O
anthology	O
series	O
of	O
interactive	O
drama	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
its	O
first	O
season	O
with	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Switchback	I-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
on	O
16	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
consist	O
of	O
eight	O
games	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
four	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
;	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
season	O
one	O
finale	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
title	O
Switchback	B-Application
VR	I-Application
(	O
2023	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
30	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
upgrade	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
27	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
post-credits	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
30	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Film	O
inspirations	O
include	O
The	O
Blair	O
Witch	O
Project	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Omen	O
(	O
1976	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
key	O
video	O
game	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
post-credits	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
22	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
post-credits	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
November	O
2022	O
as	O
the	O
season	O
one	O
finale	O
of	O
the	O
anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	O
Directive	O
8020	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
post-credits	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switchback	B-Application
VR	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
2022	O
and	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
launch	O
window	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
slightly	O
delayed	O
leading	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
March	O
2023	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
discussed	O
in	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
these	O
games	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
butterfly	O
effect	O
,	O
and	O
every	O
decision	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
can	O
affect	O
the	O
ending	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Curator	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
 '	O
tradition	O
of	O
having	O
"	O
narrators	O
"	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
brief	O
intermissions	O
to	O
give	O
hints	O
or	O
cryptic	O
clues	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Dr	O
Hill	O
the	O
psychiatrist	O
in	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
also	O
later	O
continuing	O
with	O
Eliza	O
the	O
fortune	O
teller	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Quarry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
skull	O
features	O
a	O
compass	O
dial	O
around	O
the	O
upper	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
features	O
Andrew	O
in	O
the	O
foreground	O
,	O
with	O
Mary	O
near	O
a	O
fire	O
and	O
a	O
hanging	O
stick	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
features	O
a	O
skull	O
with	O
fangs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rachel	O
and	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
Pazuzu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
skull	O
has	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
metal	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
mouth	O
with	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
physical	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
Asia	O
and	O
reached	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
after	O
a	O
year	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
physical	O
sales	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
were	O
47%	O
lower	O
than	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
;	O
GamesIndustry.biz	O
commented	O
that	O
this	O
may	O
in	O
part	O
be	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
buying	O
digital	O
versions	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
these	O
potential	O
titles	O
,	O
so	O
far	O
Switchback	B-Application
VR	I-Application
and	O
Directive	O
8020	O
have	O
been	O
officially	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
