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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hopeis coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 5. TheNintendo Switch may not exactly be well-known for its huge library of horror games, but that doesn’t mean the genre still isn’t represented on the platform.
There are a nice selection of horror games available on the Nintendo Switch, includingThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medanfrom Supermassive Games.The Dark Pictures Anthologyis a series of horror games that mimic the choice-based narrative style established by Supermassive in its popularUntil Dawngame. There have been four main seriesDark Picturesgames released so far, and soon the first two games in the series will be playable on the Switch.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medanreleased for Switch earlier this year, and now the sequel,Little Hope, will release for the platform on October 5.The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hopetakes some inspiration from Konami’sSilent Hillseries and has a group of strangers exploring the creepy town of Little Hope. As expected, they are subjected to all kinds of supernatural happenings. Like with other titles from Supermassive Games, player choice determines who lives and who dies inLittle Hope.Little Hopeearned mixed reviews from critics, but it has a Mostly Positive user score rating on Steam.
One ofDark Pictures' gimmicks is how it casts Hollywood talent in key roles.Man of Medanfeatured Shawn Ashmore, whereasLittle Hopefeatures Will Poulter. Starting October 5, Nintendo Switch gamers can find out exactly what happens withWill Poulter and his character inLittle Hope.
Horror fans on Switch hoping for moreDark Picturesgames are in luck, as it’s likely the other games in the main series will make their way to the home console/handheld platform at some point down the line. If the pattern keeps up, chances are good thatThe Dark Pictures Anthology: House of AshesandThe Devil in Mewill be available for the Switch by this time next year.House of Ashesstars Ashley Tisdale, whereasThe Devil in Mestars Jessie Buckley.
It’s possible that other games inThe Dark Picturesfranchise will make their way to the Nintendo Switch at some point in the future as well, like the next main series installment, for instance.The Dark Pictures: Directive 8020is the next game in the horror franchise, with this one going for a sci-fi horror vibe. Further details aboutDirective 8020are unavailable at the time of this writing, so it’s unclear if it will launch on Switch alongside its other versions, but horror fans on Nintendo’s platform can check out the first two games in the series while they wait for more information on that front.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hopeis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X with a Switch version coming October 5.
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