<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
interactive	O
drama	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
paranormal	O
horror	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
planned	O
installments	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
standalone	O
horror	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
features	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
five	O
playable	O
protagonists	O
and	O
a	O
multilinear	O
narrative	O
influenced	O
by	O
player	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
these	O
choices	O
,	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
protagonists	O
can	O
die	B-Application
permanently	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
South	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
near	O
French	O
Polynesia	O
,	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
four	O
college	O
students	O
and	O
the	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
boat	O
,	O
Duke	O
of	O
Milan	O
,	O
who	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
diving	O
trip	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
a	O
WWII-era	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
released	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
and	O
on	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>
A	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror	O
themed	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
which	O
single	O
or	O
multiple	O
players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
characters	O
that	O
become	O
trapped	O
on	O
board	O
a	O
ghost	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
their	O
2015	O
game	O
Until	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
streaming	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
friends	O
by	O
sharing	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
introduced	O
two	O
different	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
titled	O
"	O
Shared	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Movie	O
Night	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
unfinished	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
omnipresent	O
Curator	O
(	O
Pip	O
Torrens/Tony	O
Pankhurst	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
requests	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
assistance	O
in	O
completing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
favourable	O
reception	O
of	O
their	O
2015	O
title	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
realized	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
market	O
for	O
interactive	O
drama	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
series	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
with	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
being	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
eight	O
planned	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
urban	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
SS	O
Ourang	O
Medan	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
about	O
a	O
ghost	O
ship	O
that	O
had	O
allegedly	O
become	O
a	O
shipwreck	O
in	O
Dutch	O
East	O
Indies	O
waters	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1940s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	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>
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
that	O
included	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
quality-of-life	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
accessibility	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Man	I-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
behind	O
Astral	B-Application
Chain	I-Application
and	O
Wreckfest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
81%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
retail	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
versus	O
19%	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
reach	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
physical	O
sales	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Supermassive	O
's	O
2015	O
title	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
selling	O
61%	O
fewer	O
physical	O
copies	O
at	O
launch	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	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>
The	O
next	O
installment	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
already-mentioned	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
installment	O
of	O
Season	O
1	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
