The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is a horror game where four college students and their professor find themselves marooned in a remote town following a bus accident. Trapped in foggy Little Hope, they strive to find a route to freedom while seeing haunting visions of the town's dark history lurking in the shadows. Players will take control of five characters, guiding them through situations and quick-time events and (hopefully) helping them survive. Narrative themes in this game include structure fires, hallucinations, fog, and death.

• Release date: 10-30-2020
• Developer: Supermassive Games
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Triggers for this game

Crime

• Being Held Against Will

  • Can't be avoided

• Fights

  • Can't be avoided

• Guns & Shooting

  • Can't be avoided

• Hangings

  Depending on player choices. In the museum, you may encounter a hanging staged using mannequins.

  • Is avoidable

• Murder

  • Can't be avoided

• Torture

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Abandonment

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  You can choose to abandon other characters at various times.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Child

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  The prologue of the game involves a structure fire, which engulfs the entire Clarke family’s household, killing most of the family. Depending on player choices, a child may be burned at the stake as a witch in the 17th century flashbacks.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Friend

  Depending on player choices

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  POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: Characters may die by drowning, being dragged into the sewers, or accidentally being shot, being impaled, or being caught by their demon.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Loved One

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  The prologue of the game involves a structure fire, which engulfs the entire Clarke family’s household, killing most of the family.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Parent

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  The prologue of the game involves a structure fire, which engulfs the entire Clarke family’s household, killing most of the family.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Sibling

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  The prologue of the game involves a structure fire, which engulfs the entire Clarke family’s household, killing most of the family.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Spouse or Partner

  Depending on player choices

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  POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: Characters may die by drowning, being dragged into the sewers, or accidentally being shot, being impaled, or being caught by their demon.

  • Is avoidable

• Drowning

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  In the 17th century flashes, Amy is chained up and pushed into water. She struggles to swim, but drowns. POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: The demon following Angela can kill her in “The Crossing” and “Heavy Burden” chapters by spitting black liquid into Angela's mouth and filling her lungs.

  • Is avoidable

• Missing Person(s)

  The bus driver goes missing

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicide

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  ENDGAME SPOILERS: If you pick up the gun, have bullets left and condemn Mary, Andrew will attempt suicide. He will only survive if Mary made it through gameplay.

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Bone Crushing

  • Can't be avoided

• Distorted Voices

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Eerie Noises

  • Can't be avoided

• Scratching

  • Can't be avoided

• Screams

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

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  Men drinking in a bar, including possibly a player character (depending on player choice)

  • Can't be avoided

• Alcoholism

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  There is an alcoholic character and a recovering alcoholic character.

  • Can't be avoided

Financial & Resource Management

• Homelessness

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  A NPC is implied to be living alone in a ghost town with no no clear residence.

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Blood

  • Can't be avoided

• Body Horror

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  POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: Andrew can be murdered by being impaled.

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

  • Can't be avoided

• Guts

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Gore

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  In the 17th century flashes, a character is crushed to death by having heavy stones stacked on top of them.

  • Can't be avoided

• Viscera

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Chase & Pursuit

  • Can't be avoided

• Demons & Devils

  • Can't be avoided

• Ghosts & Hauntings

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  • Can't be avoided

• Psychological Horror

  • Can't be avoided

• Witchcraft

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  There are characters from the 17th century who are accused of being witches and executed. You can condemn another character for witchcraft at the end of the game.

  • Can't be avoided

Law Enforcement

• Capital Punishment

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  There are characters from the 17th century who are accused of being witches and executed.

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Law Enforcement

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  ENDGAME SPOILERS: In one ending of the game, a character calls the cops on Anthony and he is arrested.

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Grief

  • Can't be avoided

• Hallucinations

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  ENDGAME SPOILERS: It's revealed in the good ending that Anthony had a mental breakdown after the house fire. He has been alone this entire time and is in fact a middle aged adult.

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Guilt

  • Can't be avoided

• Relationship Management

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  If you take on too many negative traits as any one character, they may die. Negative traits stack up based on how you interact with others during gameplay.

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  • Can't be avoided

• Assault

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Abuse

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  Heavily implied that the Rev. Carver was abusing and manipulating Mary

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Agliophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Agoraphobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Emetophobia

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  One monster can vomit or spit black liquid into their victim's mouths, filling their lungs.

  • Can't be avoided

• Hemophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

  Decidophobia (Fear of making decisions)

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  Acousticophobia (Fear of noise), Atychiphobia (Fear of failure), Autophobia (Fear of being alone), Basophobia (Fear of falling), Homichlophobia (Fear of fog), Pediophobia (fear of dolls), Spectrophobia (fear of specters or ghosts), Wiccaphobia (Fear of witches and witchcraft)

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

  Burnt bodies

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  Most of the game takes place at night in poorly lit spaces

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

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  If characters get impaled, the pole will also run through their eye & show an eye socket

  • Is avoidable

• Traumatophobia

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  House fire, multiple characters labeled as witches and murdered in horrible ways (crushed by stones, burning at the stake, drowned).

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Reproductive Health

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  A character implies that they are infertile.

  • Can't be avoided

Religion & Sects

• Religion

  Christianity, anti-witch sentiments, witch trials

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Kissing

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  Two characters may kiss depending on player choices

  • Is avoidable

• Sexual Commentary

  Innuendo & flirty comments

  • Can't be avoided

Sexual Abuse

• Child Sexual Assault

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  Heavily implied that the Rev. Carver was abusing and manipulating Mary

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Accidents

  Bus accident

  • Can't be avoided

• Structure Fire

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  The prologue of the game involves a structure fire, which engulfs the entire Clarke family’s household. There are multiple flashbacks back to this point as well as other structure fires, notably in one version of the 17th century trial flashback (depending on player choices).

  • Can't be avoided

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