Supermassive Games

Supermassive Games is a British video game developer based in Guildford, England, specialising in cinematic horror and narrative-driven interactive drama. Founded in 2008, the studio creates games built around branching choices, consequential decisions and motion-captured actor performances. Its work spans console, PC and virtual reality platforms, with both single-player experiences and multiplayer storytelling.

The studio developed an early relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Interactive Entertainment, producing games for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Move and PlayStation 4. Its 2015 release, Until Dawn, established the cinematic horror approach that became central to its subsequent work: interactive stories combining character performances with player decisions that shape how events unfold.

Interactive horror and storytelling

Supermassive expanded this approach through The Dark Pictures Anthology, a series of standalone horror games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series includes Man of Medan, Little Hope, House of Ashes, The Devil in Me and Directive 8020. Alongside individual choices and branching narratives, the studio's capabilities include multiplayer and couch co-op storytelling.

Other projects include The Quarry, released with 2K Games in 2022, and The Casting of Frank Stone, a collaboration with Behaviour Interactive set in the Dead by Daylight universe. Its development work also includes Little Nightmares III for Bandai Namco. Earlier projects such as Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, Tumble VR and The Inpatient reflect its experience with virtual reality.

Development capabilities

The studio's production capabilities cover concept development, design, writing, engineering and full game production. Performance capture, facial animation, sound design, spatial audio and cinematic scoring support its emphasis on interactive storytelling and screen performances.

Nordisk Games became a minority shareholder in March 2021 and completed its acquisition of the studio in July 2022. Supermassive continues to operate as a distinct development company within the group.