The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of HH Holmes’ ‘Murder Hotel’. But on arrival the crew soon discover they’re being watched and even manipulated, and suddenly there’s much more at stake than just their ratings. 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 a serial killer, elaborate traps, forced decision-making, gore, and death.

• Release date: 11-18-2022
• Developer: Supermassive Games
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Birds

  • Can't be avoided

• Cats

  Lynx, black cat

  • Can't be avoided

• Dogs

  A dog shows up in one area, growling.

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  POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: Depending how players respond to a quick-time event, the dog will die. The alternative is a player character dies.

  • Can't be avoided

• Insects

  Flies

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• Misc. Animals & Critters

  Dead

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  Dead pigs in a freezer, dead rabbits pinned to a wall

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• Rodents

  Dead

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  Dead rat that was run over by a trolley

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• Snakes

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  Realistic drawing of a snake that you see several times and can interact with

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Being Held Against Will

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• Explosions & Bombs

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• Fights

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• Guns & Shooting

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• Hangings

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  The HH Holmes mannequin is hanged, just as HHH was in real life. Other hanging mannequins can be found during gameplay.

  • Can't be avoided

• Kidnapping

  • Can't be avoided

• Murder

  • Can't be avoided

• Theft

  • Can't be avoided

• Torture

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  You can find information and lore about how past victims were tortured. A recording of someone undergoing electroshock therapy is played. Player characters can also be tortured.

  • 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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  Multiple NPC children are killed off-screen, but you may find their bodies

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Friend

  Depending on player choices

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  POSSIBLE DEATH SPOILERS: Players can die by being crushed, burned with fire, suffocated, stabbed, decapitated, ground up in machinery, stabbed in the eye with a needle, falling, hit in the head with an ax, poisoned by gas, hung on a meat hook, shot by a sniper rifle, strangled by heavy objects, in an ax fight on a boat, having their veins filled with acid, and having an asthma attack without their inhaler.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Parent

  No parents are killed on-screen. See spoiler tags for more info.

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  You can find notes and trinkets belonging to past victims, some of whom were parents. No parents are killed on-screen, though.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of pet

  Depending on player choices

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  A dog shows up in one area, growling. Depending how players respond to the quick-time event, the dog will die. The alternative is a player character dies.

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Spouse or Partner

  Depending on player choices

  • Is avoidable

• Death of Wild Animal

  Not shown on-screen

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  Dead rat that was run over by a trolley, dead animals found pinned to walls or in freezers. These death are not shown on-screen.

  • Can't be avoided

• Drowning

  Depending on player choices

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  In the prologue, a character can be drowned

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Clicking Sounds

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• Distorted Voices

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• High-Pitched Prolonged Tone

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• Misc. Eerie Noises

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  Heavy breathing during gameplay

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• Scratching

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• Screams

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• Sirens & Alarms

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• Wet Sounds

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Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  In one seen, all the player characters are drinking red wine together

  • Can't be avoided

• Forced Drug Use

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  Chloroform can be used against player characters. A note shares that previous guests have been drugged by sleeping pills.

  • Can't be avoided

• Tobacco & Smoking

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  Charlie is a smoker who lashes out at others, especially Erin, when he cannot find his cigarettes

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Financial & Resource Management

• Homelessness

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  The antagonist is homeless for a while after a major event

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Gore

• Amputation

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  Can find a severed hand. Near the end of the game, another character loses their hand.

  • Can't be avoided

• Animal Violence

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  Animals are caught, killed, and fitted with mechanical parts

  • Can't be avoided

• Beheading

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• Blood

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  One possible player death sees someone being ground up in machinery, releasing a lot of blood.

  • Can't be avoided

• Body Horror

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  Player characters who die may have words carved into their bodies. Some deaths include being crushed, ground up, etc. The serial killer makes gruesome animatronics out of his victims' corpses. In one instance, a victim's jaw is meticulously dismantled and equipped with machinery, allowing it to function independently from the rest of the facial structure. In another, a character is murdered but then hooked up to life support and brought back to life (at least with their exposed heart pumping and then flatlining).

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

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• Guts

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• Viscera

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Horror Themes

• Chase & Pursuit

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• Demons & Devils

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• Ghosts & Hauntings

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• Jump Scares

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• Psychological Horror

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Mental Health

• Anxiety

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  Kate has anxiety

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• Grief

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Guilt

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• Panic Attack

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  Both Kate and Mark have panic attacks during gameplay

  • Can't be avoided

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  Kate has PTSD

  • Can't be avoided

• Relationship Management

  Via choices

  • Can't be avoided

Natural Events

• Storms

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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  • Can't be avoided

• Assault

  • Can't be avoided

• Bullying

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Abuse

  Found in notes. See spoiler tags for more info.

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  Medical notes that can be found share a doctor suspected child abuse by the serial killer's mother due to bruising and injuries.

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Endangerment

  Off-screen

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  A child is held captive as collateral and later killed off-screen.

  • Can't be avoided

• Domestic Violence

  Found in notes. See spoiler tags for more info.

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  Medical notes that can be found share a doctor suspected child abuse by the serial killer's mother due to bruising and injuries.

  • Can't be avoided

• Emotional Abuse

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

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  After Erin's first interaction with the antagonist, the other characters gaslight her and tell her that she's hallucinating due to stress.

  • Can't be avoided

• Harassment

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

  • Can't be avoided

• Mutilation

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• Stalking

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  Player characters are stalked by a serial killer

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Agliophobia

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• Agoraphobia

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• Automatonophobia

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  You see and interact with multiple robot-like creations, including animatronics that resemble the protagonists

  • Can't be avoided

• Claustrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Emetophobia

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  Touching a specific animatronic in the Silver Ash Institute while playing as Erin will cause it to vomit

  • Is avoidable

• Hemophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Merinthophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

  Decidophobia (Fear of making decisions)

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  Ablutophobia (Fear of bathing), Acousticophobia (Fear of noise), Atychiphobia (Fear of failure), Autophobia (Fear of being alone), Basophobia (Fear of falling), Carcinophobia (Fear of cancer), Deipnophobia (Fear of dining with others), Iatrophobia (Fear of doctors), Iophobia (Fear of poison), Keraunophobia (Fear of thunder and lightning), Limnophobia (Fear of lakes), Ophthalmophobia (fear of being stared at), Spectrophobia (fear of specters or ghosts)

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

  Multiple dead bodies throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  Gameplay occurs mostly in very dark spaces

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

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  A character can be stabbed in the eye with a needle and die. You see the bloody space where an eye would be.

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Trypanophobia

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  A character can die by being stabbed in the eye with a needle

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Acquired Disability

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  Near the end of the game, a character loses their hand.

  • Can't be avoided

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  Injuries, asthma

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  Erin has asthma attacks during gameplay

  • Can't be avoided

• Progressive Illness

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  The antagonist's mother had cancer and dementia

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Kissing

  Depending on player choices

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  Erin and Jaime can make-out

  • Can't be avoided

• Sexual Commentary

  Flirty comments

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Traumatic Events

• Accidents

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  Speedboat crash, truck almost crashes

  • Can't be avoided

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