01 // Names pending
Pending verificationSecret categories
Secrets, evidence, logs, and hidden items stay as placeholder categories until shipped-game names are verified.
collectible tracker
Directive 8020 secrets tracker for verified locations only.
Use this page for Directive 8020 secrets, evidence, logs, and hidden item tracking after names and locations are verified.
Official-source gatedSpoiler-safe by defaultRoute data after verification
cleanup protocol
Log secrets only after source-backed verification
01 // Buy or wait
Decide if I should buy
Quick verdict, edition links, and review-status caveats. Spoiler risk: none.
02 // Co-op setup
Play with friends
Movie Night, online status, copy questions, and group buying advice. Spoiler risk: none.
03 // First run
Start spoiler-free
Setup, survival basics, and when to avoid route data. Spoiler risk: none to light.
04 // Survival route
Save everyone
Assumptions, spoiler controls, and route recovery until exact conditions are verified. Spoiler risk: light, optional full.
05 // Route recovery
Fix a choice I made
Choice recovery planner with risk, verification status, and Turning Points links. Spoiler risk: none to light.
06 // Local tracker
Track 100% completion
Save broad progress for endings, collectibles, trophies, and setup without guessed route facts. Spoiler risk: light.
spoiler modes
Four-level spoiler-safe framework
The site is spoiler-safe by default. Route facts stay generic until verified and intentionally shown at the right spoiler level.
Blind First Run
Explore before confirming objectives; route-specific details stay hidden.
Use this for setup, broad mechanics, and verification status only.
Nudge Mode
This page can flag that a decision may matter without naming the outcome.
Useful when you want non-specific warnings without route consequences.
Route Mode
Exact route choices appear only after verification.
Use this for reproduced route steps once chapter and scene context is proven.
Full Spoiler Mode
Full consequences remain locked until verified and intentionally spoiler-gated.
Death, ending, hidden-path, and recovery specifics require explicit spoiler context.
safe long-tail tracker
No invented secrets, coordinates, or missable flags
The tracker is ready for launch-week proof, but remains conservative until official or hands-on data exists.
02 // Tracker rules
RequiredScene anchors
Every confirmed secret needs a chapter or scene anchor, route note, missable warning, spoiler level, and source.
03 // Cross-links
ReadyRoute-safe cleanup
Verified secrets will connect to the collectibles hub, walkthrough, Save Everyone route, and trophy guide.
publication rule
What a verified secret needs
A secret entry needs a confirmed name, exact scene, route dependency, missable status, spoiler level, and proof note. Unknown entries stay blank rather than becoming guessed collectibles.
verified sources
Last source check: May 12, 2026
- Steam App 2255370
Steam store listing, price, editions, languages, and official PC system requirements.
Verified May 12, 2026
- The Dark Pictures official page
Release date, premise, Turning Points, co-op, and crew biographies.
Verified May 12, 2026
- Supermassive Games page
Developer overview, release confirmation, and official poster art.
Verified May 12, 2026
- Official media gallery
Official trailers, crew videos, screenshots, and feature clips.
Verified May 12, 2026
- Bandai Namco launch news
Publisher launch-date article covering release platforms, Turning Points, Survivor Mode, Deluxe contents, and online multiplayer timing.
Verified May 12, 2026
linked systems
Related guides
Context links for the next route, cleanup, setup, or spoiler-safe planning step.