This Directive 8020 guide has the locations of all 5 O Death secrets, as well as where to find and view the teaser trailer.

This Doesn’t Belong Here

Episode 8: Come True

The Way Back

After powering up an alternate Server Control Panel for the second time, crouch and crawl through the organic obstructions to some server racks. Lower them to find the final wall monitor and your first O Death secret lying on the ground in the form of an oddly shaped coin. Watch the cutscene.

Finding this O Death secret triggers the remaining four to spawn, but these are all in prior segments of the game. Fortunately, a complete replay isn’t necessary, and you can simply use the checkpoint system to acquire them.

The Man in the Bowler Hat

Episode 1: Little Star

Medical

You will be able to find this O Death secret after lifting the lockdown. Pick up the datapad that is lying on the floor inside the hexagonal control panel station, just before the spacewalk sequence.

Paranoia

Episode 3: The Sample

Search

In the Mess Hall, interact with the all-new terminal that appears to the left of the two vending machines there.

O_DTH

Episode 5: Mr. Williams

Radio Silence

From Bridge Ops, head up the stairs and into the long corridor leading to the Cockpit, check the left side for a wall monitor and the penultimate O Death secret.

Bloodlines

Episode 5: Mr. Williams

Radio Silence

After exiting the Bridge and returning to the upper deck via the elevator, head for the Crew Lounge by approaching the door from the Atrium. Lying on a bench to the left of the entryway is the fifth and final O Death secret.

The game will now treat you to a bonus Curator cutscene, which you can view again in the Main Menu’s Bonus Content section.

How To View The Next Dark Pictures Anthology Teaser Trailer

Once you have acquired all 5 O Death secrets, the Bonus Content section will also list the teaser trailer for the next title in the anthology.

It’s short and doesn’t let on much, but is sure to pique the interest of longtime fans of the series.

Those are all 5 of the O Death secrets to be discovered in Directive 8020, which then unlocks the teaser trailer for the next game in The Dark Pictures Anthology.

This guide for Directive 8020 lists the locations of 10 of the Simms Recording secret collectibles by episode, checkpoint, and room.

Green Tea

Episode 1: Little Star

Crew Quarters

Quarters -> Monitoring Crew -> Side room on the left

Inside the room, look to the right of the entryway for a wall monitor with the video recording.

Patches

Episode 1: Little Star

Medical

Storage -> Lift lockdown -> Medical Reception

Proceed up the stairs for another monitor with a video recording.

Red Alert

Episode 2: Best Laid Plans

Ship Shape

Head up the right side stairs to find a wall monitor with a Simms recording.

Sweet Dreams

Episode 2: Best Laid Plans

Sleuth

Crew Complex -> Locker Room

Step into the locker room and find the wall monitor on the left side with a Simms recording.

Slingshot

Episode 3: The Sample

Gear Up

Hub -> Tool Storage

Inside the Tool Storage room, head left to find another monitor with a Simms recording.

Special Permission

Episode 3: The Sample

Search

Mess Lobby

Descend the stairs and hook left to find a wall monitor with yet another Simms recording.

Hostile Fire

Episode 5: Mr. Williams

Radio Silence

Bridge Ops -> Scan -> Storage

Before entering the Airlock, bear left and over the obstructions to power up Storage. Once inside, the monitor with the Simms recording should be on the far side wall of the room.

Field Agent

Episode 6: Hostile Takeover

Detour

Exec Office

Access the Exec Office and check the left side of the far wall for a wall monitor mounted in the corner.

Rabbit Hole

Episode 8: Come True

Redirect

Deck 2 Locker Room

While sneaking past the creature, power up the Deck 2 Locker Room and then access it to find a monitor on the left side.

At Peace

Episode 8: Come True

The Way Back

After powering up an alternate Server Control Panel for the second time, crouch and crawl through the organic obstructions to some server racks. Lower them to find the final wall monitor and its Simms recording in a room to the left.

Those are the locations of all 10 of the secret Simms Recording collectibles to be found in Directive 8020.

The teaser takes place from the perspective of someone watching old VHS tapes with strange titles, like EVP 2 and Philip Experiment. The tape in the VCR is dubbed Don’t Play Alone, which is just as likely to be the name of an in-universe film as it is a warning to anyone who finds the tape. On inserting the tape, we get distorted footage of strange things on the screen, starting with a deer, and a narrator explaining the four stages of something.

While the first step is knocking, stage 2 is supposed to involve movement, with objects moving on their own. Stage 3 kicks up the supernatural aspects of the story, with the narrator noting that “the phenomenon becomes destructive,” due to a strange presence that “wishes to be heard.” Finally, stage 4 is communication. The final stage is punctuated by doors sliding open into complete darkness, and a strange hand popping out, beckoning the viewer to come closer. The tape ends with someone screaming in the background, with quite a few words flashing on the screen: “YOUARENOTSAFE”, “YOUCANTESCAPE”, “ITKNOWSYOU”, “ITHASSEENYOU”, and “TOBECONTINUED”.

It is worth noting that the full title of this next project isn’t revealed anywhere, with the in-game menu of Directive 8020 referring to it simply as “teaser trailer”. It is unlikely to be another one of Supermassive’s rumored projects—O Death—since that one is specially named as another video a player can watch.

Several of the titles of Supermassive’s newer projects were revealed back in 2022 thanks to the discovery of a series of trademarks. Along with the recently-released Directive 8020, the titles include The Craven Man, Winterfold, O Death, and Intercession. Considering the ominous nature of the text shown at the end of this teaser trailer, previous speculation of The Craven Man revolving around a Slenderman-styled mysterious antagonist might just end up being closer to the truth than we first thought. Then again, the apparent demonic possession could lean closer to whatever Intercession ends up being.

Supermassive Games has been hiding teasers for its future projects since the release of The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan, which had a post-credits teaser for Little Hope. Similarly, Little Hope included a teaser for House of Ashes, and so on. The most recent game, Directive 8020, was teased at the end of The Devil in Me.

Directive 8020 marks the start of the second season of The Dark Pictures Anthology. For more details, take a look at our review, where we gave it a score of 8 out of 10 thanks to the strong emphasis on its themes and compelling character dynamics. Our criticisms largely revolved around a lack of opportunity and payout in using interrogation skills, and an over-reliance on stealth sections.

The games in question are – The Dark Pictures: Directive 8020, The Dark Pictures: The Craven Man, The Dark Pictures: Winterfold, The Dark Pictures Presents: O Death and The Dark Pictures: Intercession. While their respective premises can’t really be discerned like this, it seems like The Craven Man will have a Slenderman-style antagonist while Directive 8020 looks to involve the Moon.

When they’ll be officially announced remains to be seen as well, especially since The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me doesn’t have an official release date or platforms. The story centers on a documentary film crew that ventures to a replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes’ “murder castle” following an invitation. It soon becomes clear that someone is monitoring and forcing them into terrifying acts. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

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— Andrew Marmo (@the_marmolade) February 1, 2022