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{{Short description|2020 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
| image = Dark Pictures Little Hope cover art.jpg
| border = yes
| caption = Box art featuring Andrew, one of the game's five protagonists
| developer = [[Supermassive Games]]
| publisher = [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
| director = Nik Bowen
| producer = {{ubl|Dan McDonald|Ross Manton}}
| designer = {{ubl|Kalev Tait<!--Lead designer-->|Wayne Garland<!--Lead designer-->}}
| programmer = Romain Toutain<!--Technical director-->
| artist = Robert Craig
| writer = {{ubl|Andrew Ewington<!--Narrative designer-->|Dario Poloni<!--Screenplay by-->}}
| composer = [[Jason Graves]]
| series = ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology]]''
| engine = [[Unreal Engine 4]]<ref name="Unreal Engine">{{Cite web |last=Crecente |first=Brian |date=20 October 2021 |title=How Supermassive Games redefined itself and birthed The Dark Pictures Anthology |url=https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/how-supermassive-games-redefined-itself-and-birthed-the-dark-pictures-anthology |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020161459/https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/how-supermassive-games-redefined-itself-and-birthed-the-dark-pictures-anthology |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=[[Unreal Engine]]}}</ref>
| platforms = {{ubl|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Xbox Series X/S]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
| released = '''PS4''', '''Win''', '''XBO'''<br />30 October 2020<br />'''PS5''', '''Xbox Series X/S'''<br />27 September 2022<br />'''Switch'''<br />5 October 2023
| genre =
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}
'''''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope''''' is a 2020 [[video game]] developed by [[Supermassive Games]] and published by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. It is the second game of the first season of ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology]]''. ''Little Hope'' serves as the sequel to the anthology's season premiere, ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan|Man of Medan]]''. [[Will Poulter]] stars as the game's leading actor and plays the role of one of the protagonists, named Andrew. Set in the fictional eponymous town, located in Massachusetts, the game follows four college students chaperoned by their professor. After their bus crashes by the area, the group finds themselves trapped within Little Hope by an impenetrable fog. As they explore the deserted town, the characters are pursued by demons whose appearances are reminiscent of the ways in which the townspeople of Little Hope's [[Colonial Massachusetts|colonial era]] died.
''Little Hope'' contains many decision-making scenes that dictate how the plot will progress and how the characters will develop over time. With these choices, which players make on behalf of the characters, any of the ensemble cast's five playable protagonists can [[Permadeath|die permanently]] or survive the night. [[Quick time event]]s determine whether a protagonist will live through the very end. To guide players in navigating the story, the game features a set of collectable items called "pictures" that give [[Precognition|premonitions]] of what may happen later in the plot. The developer, Supermassive Games, decided to tackle the topic of witch trials for ''Little Hope''<nowiki/>'s story and explore the reasons why mass paranoia around witchcraft happened in the first place.
The game was released for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]] on 30 October 2020 to mixed reviews. On 27 September 2022, the game was released on [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Xbox Series X/S]]. A [[Nintendo Switch]] version was released on 5 October 2023. Another installment in the series, ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes|House of Ashes]]'', was released in October 2021 and stars [[Ashley Tisdale]].
== Gameplay ==
[[File:Little Hope gameplay (quick time events).gif|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=A screenshot of Little Hope's quick time events mechanic (QTEs). A button prompt with a blue "X" on the centre appears on screen. The white border around the prompt unravels to signal how much time the player has to complete the QTE.|left|One of the protagonists, Angela, escapes from a demon in pursuit of her by climbing on top of a ledge. To successfully do this, the player must complete a quick time event—in this case, mashing a button a specific number of times before the timer runs out.]]
''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope'' is a [[video game]] played from a [[third-person perspective]] in which the player assumes control of five characters who are trapped in a [[ghost town]] of Little Hope. The player needs to choose different dialogue options, which will influence the course of the narrative and the relationships between the protagonists. The game can be played multiple times, as there are [[multiple endings]] and multiple scenarios based on the decisions that the players make. Depending on the choices of the players, some or all characters may or may not die by the end of the story.<ref name="Little Hope" /> Action sequences mainly feature [[quick time event]]s, most of which, if missed, can lead to dire consequences for each character.
Similar to ''Man of Medan'', the game features two multiplayer modes. "Shared Story" allows 2 players to play co-op online and "Movie Night" allows up to 5 players to select their own characters and prompts them to pass the controller at each turn.<ref name="Little Hope">{{Cite web |last=Sitzes |first=Jenae |date=27 April 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures: Little Hope Pre-Orders, Release Date, Price, And More |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-little-hope-pre-orders-release-d/1100-6476088/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030160709/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-little-hope-preorder-info-special-edition-and-launch-details/1100-6476088/ |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>
== Plot ==
''Little Hope'' is presented as an unfinished story in the possession of the omnipresent Curator ([[Pip Torrens]]/Tony Pankhurst){{efn|Torrens voiced the character while Pankhurst was the model.}}, who requests the player's assistance in completing it.
In the present day, a bus driver is taking four students, Andrew ([[Will Poulter]]), Angela ([[Ellen David]]/Rachel Dobell){{efn|David voiced the character while Dobell was the model.}}, Taylor (Caitlyn Sponheimer/Eleni Miariti){{efn|Sponheimer voiced the character while Miariti was the model.}}, and Daniel (Kyle Bailey/Jonathan Burteaux){{efn|Bailey voiced the character while Burteaux was the model.}}, and their professor, John (Alex Ivanovici/Sukesh Khosla){{efn|Ivanovici voiced the character while Khosla was the model.}}, on a class trip, before crashing after being forced to take a detour through the ghost town of Little Hope. The story then jumps back to a prologue set in 1972 regarding the Clark family: the parents, Anne (David/Dobell) and James (Ivanovici/Khosla), and their four adopted children, Anthony (Poulter), Tanya (Sponheimer/Miariti), Dennis (Bailey/Burteaux), and Megan (Ella Rose Coderre). Megan places her doll onto a stove lit by Anthony, starting a house fire where each of the family members die except for Anthony, who runs back into the burning house as the prologue ends.
Back in the present, the group set off into Little Hope to search for help as the bus driver goes missing. They enter a bar to use a phone and encounter Vince ([[Kevin Hanchard]]/Winston Thomas){{efn|Hanchard voiced the character while Thomas was the model.}}, Tanya's boyfriend at the time of the house fire, who reveals that there is no power. On the way up the road, Andrew and Angela find a doll and are dragged backwards in time by a ghostly figure named Mary (Holly Smith). The group all begin to collide with Mary and see flashbacks where Reverend Carver (David Smith/Leonardo Patane){{efn|Smith voiced the character while Patane was the model.}} is [[Religious abuse|blackmailing Mary into helping him frame residents]] of Little Hope ([[doppelgängers]] of the present-day group) for witchcraft. Each member of the group except for Andrew witnesses their doppelgänger be executed before being attacked by a demonic version of them and either successfully fleeing or dying based on player choice. Ultimately, the group ends up at the Clark family household and witness one final flashback where Carver has betrayed Mary and has her framed for witchcraft. Andrew can instruct his doppelgänger to either blame Carver and have him taken away, have Mary's doll burned, or blame Mary and have her executed.
Returning to the present, Andrew is revealed to have actually been the bus driver, Anthony, who hallucinated the present-day group and the residents from the flashbacks as figures from his past, including his family, after being forced to return to Little Hope. Depending on his treatment towards Vince, who he ultimately blamed, and whether he has a gun, Anthony will either be arrested, commit suicide, continue to blame himself for his family's deaths, or accept that the house fire was not his fault.
== Development ==
[[File:Will Poulter 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Will Poulter]] supplied the voices and motion capture for college student Andrew and Anthony, two of the game's playable characters, as well as [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Colonial Massachusetts]] resident Abraham.]]
''Little Hope'' is the second game in a series of eight planned for ''The Dark Pictures Anthology''.<ref name="8Games">{{Cite web |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |date=11 July 2019 |title=Until Dawn Developer's Dark Pictures Anthology Is Planned for 8 Games |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/11/until-dawn-developers-dark-pictures-anthology-is-planned-for-8-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711190142/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/11/until-dawn-developers-dark-pictures-anthology-is-planned-for-8-games |archive-date=11 July 2019 |access-date=14 March 2023 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The game was first revealed as a post-credits teaser trailer at the end of ''Man of Medan''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=14 April 2020 |title=First trailer for The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is full of witches and doomed teens |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/14/21220687/dark-pictures-little-hope-trailer-witches-witchcraft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425080323/https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/14/21220687/dark-pictures-little-hope-trailer-witches-witchcraft |archive-date=25 April 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> Unlike ''Man of Medan'', which was a modern-day story, ''Little Hope''{{'}}s story covers multiple timelines, with the narrative jumping back and forth between the present and the past. The game features more supernatural elements when compared to its predecessor and the team chose [[witchcraft]] as the game's main theme as they wanted to explore its root causes. Pete Samuels, the game's director, added that the team was intrigued by the "greed, paranoia, and fear of God" which motivated people to commit heinous acts during that period. The team took inspirations from both the ''[[Silent Hill]]'' series and ''[[The Crucible]]'', which is a play about the [[Salem witch trial]]s that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. The game was also inspired by films including ''[[The Witch (2015 film)|The Witch]]'', ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', ''[[Hellraiser]]'', ''[[It Follows]]'', ''[[The Omen]]'', and ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]''.<ref name="GI Guide" /> [[Will Poulter]] was hired to voice and provide [[motion capture]] for Andrew, the game's lead character.<ref name="GI Guide" />
Like its predecessor, the game was designed to be replayable. The team refined the gameplay, after hearing feedback from players who complained about ''Man of Medan''{{'}}s gameplay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=16 April 2020 |title=The best horror game to play with friends gets a Silent Hill-esque sequel |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/16/21220985/dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-series-improvements-plot-camera-genre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428074453/https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/16/21220985/dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-series-improvements-plot-camera-genre |archive-date=28 April 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> For instance, the player character can walk faster. In addition, the team lowered the difficulty of the game's [[quick-time event]]s, giving more time for the players to react. It had also removed the [[tank controls]].<ref name="GI Guide">{{Cite magazine |last=Wallace |first=Kimberly |date=16 April 2020 |title=Everything You Need To Know About Supermassive's Little Hope |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2020/04/16/everything-you-need-to-know-about-supermassives-little-hope |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503161927/https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2020/04/16/everything-you-need-to-know-about-supermassives-little-hope |archive-date=3 May 2020 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref>
''The Dark Pictures Anthology'' was envisioned by [[Supermassive Games]] as a series of unrelated games which explores different themes and horror genres. The studio's plan was to release each instalment every six months, though this target was missed. The game was first revealed when ''Man of Medan'' launched in August 2019. The teaser trailer was included as a [[post-credit scene]] for the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barth |first=Nicholas |date=29 August 2019 |title=The Dark Pictures: Little Hope Officially Teased |url=https://primagames.com/news/dark-pictures-little-hope-officially-teased |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030160709/https://primagames.com/news/dark-pictures-little-hope-officially-teased |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |website=[[Prima Games]]}}</ref> Publisher [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] announced the game on 14 April 2020. The game was released for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]] on 30 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wallace |first=Kimberly |date=14 April 2020 |title=Supermassive Unveils Little Hope, The Next Game In The Dark Pictures Anthology |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/2020/04/14/supermassive-unveils-little-hope-the-next-game-in-the-dark-pictures-anthology |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416085108/https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/2020/04/14/supermassive-unveils-little-hope-the-next-game-in-the-dark-pictures-anthology |archive-date=16 April 2020 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope launches October 30 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/07/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-launches-october-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708154658/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/07/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-launches-october-30 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Xbox Series X/S]] versions were later released on 27 September 2022, alongside a patch for all versions that included new quality-of-life features and accessibility options.<ref name="PS5XBX">{{Cite web |last=Moyse |first=Chris |date=28 September 2022 |title=Dark Pictures shockers Man of Medan & Little Hope get PS5/Xbox upgrade |url=https://www.destructoid.com/dark-pictures-ps5-xbox-upgrade-man-of-medan-little-hope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928211249/https://www.destructoid.com/dark-pictures-ps5-xbox-upgrade-man-of-medan-little-hope/ |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=[[Destructoid]]}}</ref> A [[Nintendo Switch]] version was released on 5 October 2023.<ref name="SwitchVersion">{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Vikki |date=23 September 2023 |title=''Dark Pictures: Little Hope'' Arrives on Switch Just in Time for Halloween |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-pictures-little-hope-arrives-on-switch-just-in-time-for-halloween |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114014841/https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-pictures-little-hope-arrives-on-switch-just-in-time-for-halloween |archive-date=14 January 2024 |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref>
== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 73/100<ref name="MCPC" /><br />PS4: 71/100<ref name="MCPS4" /><br />XONE: 65/100<ref name="MCXONE" />
| Destruct = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devore |first=Jordan |date=3 November 2020 |title=Review: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-608126.phtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101101739/https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-608126.phtml |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |publisher=[[Destructoid]]}}</ref>
| GI = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Kimberley |date=29 October 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review – Inconsistent Magic |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122063948/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review |archive-date=22 January 2021 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref>
| GameRev = 5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leri |first=Michael |date=29 October 2020 |title=Little Hope Review – 'Deserves to be burned at the stake for its sins' |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/664102-little-hope-review-ps4-xbox-one-pc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101025447/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/664102-little-hope-review-ps4-xbox-one-pc |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[Game Revolution]]}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Andrew |date=3 November 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review/1900-6417602/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119173138/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review/1900-6417602/ |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delaney |first=Mark |date=29 October 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope review: "Supermassive's best game since Until Dawn" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-dark-pictures-little-hope-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119074259/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-dark-pictures-little-hope-review/ |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref>
| HCG = 3.5/5<ref>{{Cite web |last=LeClair |first=Kyle |date=3 November 2020 |title=Review: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/2020/11/03/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/391263/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119125709/https://hardcoregamer.com/2020/11/03/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/391263/ |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |publisher=Hardcore Gamer}}</ref>
| IGN = 5/10<ref name="IGNReview">{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Lucy |date=29 October 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130033533/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-review |archive-date=30 November 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 74/100<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Fraser |date=29 October 2020 |title=Little Hope review |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/little-hope-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116131324/https://www.pcgamer.com/little-hope-review/ |archive-date=16 November 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>
| PSQ = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Croft |first=Liam |date=2 November 2020 |title=The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review (PS4) |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/dark_pictures_anthology_little_hope |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102120604/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/dark_pictures_anthology_little_hope |archive-date=2 November 2020 |access-date=2 November 2020 |publisher=[[Push Square]]}}</ref>
| SN = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Sam |date=29 October 2020 |title=Little Hope review: The witching hour |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/121212/little-hope-review-the-witching-hour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102130219/https://www.shacknews.com/article/121212/little-hope-review-the-witching-hour |archive-date=2 November 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
}}
''Little Hope'' received "mixed or average" reviews on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MetacriticAll" /> Jordan Devore of [[Destructoid]] stated that there was "more breathing room during exploration [...] with cues to stop you from accidentally 'moving forward' to the next area before you've finished combing the area for hidden tidbit-filled collectibles."<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2020 |title=Review: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317031439/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/ |archive-date=17 March 2023 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Destructoid |language=en-CA}}</ref> Regarding the [[Quick time event|quick-time event]] notifications that alerted a player about an upcoming QTE, some critics opined that this feature took away some of the game's difficulty because "it's now much harder to fail".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Fraser |date=29 October 2020 |title=Little Hope review |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/little-hope-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116131324/https://www.pcgamer.com/little-hope-review/ |archive-date=16 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=pcgamer |language=en}}</ref><ref name="IGNReview" /> Kyle LeClair from ''Hardcore Gamer'' called the plot twist "polarizing".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=3 November 2020 |title=Review: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope – Hardcore Gamer |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/391263/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117210848/https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/391263/ |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=28 October 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Hardcore Gamer'' also criticized the game for not building up from the innovations introduced in ''Man of Medan'', writing, "''Little Hope'' doesn't exactly succeed on the innovation front. You can feel free to basically just copy/paste everything I said about ''Man of Medan'' [...] it was foolish to expect any particularly grand advancements, since all of the games in this series would preferably want a consistent feel, but it would have been nice to have even a little more variety."<ref name=":3" /> A negative review from [[IGN]]'s Lucy O'Brien described ''Little Hope'' as "an odd, anemic thriller" where "its choice and consequence system feels strangely superficial".<ref name="IGNReview" />
Upon release, the digital download version of ''Little Hope'' was the 4th most downloaded game in its debut week, and ranked 9th in terms of physical sales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2020 |title=Watch Dogs: Legion knocks down FIFA 21 {{!}} UK Digital Charts |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-06-watch-dogs-legion-knocks-down-fifa-21-uk-digital-charts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415114447/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-06-watch-dogs-legion-knocks-down-fifa-21-uk-digital-charts |archive-date=15 April 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Soft opening week for Watch Dogs Legion and Pikmin 3 {{!}} UK Physical Charts |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-soft-opening-week-for-watch-dogs-legion-and-pikmin-3-uk-physical-charts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203416/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-soft-opening-week-for-watch-dogs-legion-and-pikmin-3-uk-physical-charts |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref>
== Sequel ==
{{Main|The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes}}
The series' next game is ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes]]'', which is the third instalment in ''The Dark Pictures''{{'}} first season.<ref name="Season1Info" /> The first trailer was shown at the end of ''Little Hope'' and revealed that the game would star [[Ashley Tisdale]] and feature Sumerian mythology, while also showing military members in a cave.<ref name="HoHTeaser" /> A gold picture found in a chapter of ''Little Hope'' previews a scene from ''House of Ashes'', showing Rachel King (Tisdale) repelling down a cliff and then falling.<ref name="HoHGoldPicture" />
''House of Ashes'' takes place during the [[Iraq War]] as Special Forces hunt for [[weapons of mass destruction]]. During a firefight, the ground collapses, causing both sides to fall into the ruins of a buried Sumerian temple, unaware that an ancient evil has awoken. The characters must work with their enemies from the world above in order to survive the monsters from the world below. The game was released on 22 October 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.<ref name="HoHInfo" /><ref name="HoHEurogamerInterview" />
== References ==
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<ref name="MCPC">{{Cite web |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope'' PC Critic Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128092741/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |archive-date=28 November 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]]}}</ref>
<ref name="MCPS4">{{Cite web |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope'' PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128092740/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]]}}</ref>
<ref name="MCXONE">{{Cite web |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope'' Xbox One Critic Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128092740/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |archive-date=28 November 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]]}}</ref>
<ref name="MetacriticAll">{{Cite web |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope'' |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103223125/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope/ |archive-date=3 November 2023 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]]}}</ref>
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<ref name="Season1Info">{{Cite magazine |last=Stewart |first=Marcus |date=25 October 2021 |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology''{{'s}} Next Game and Season One Finale Is ''The Devil In Me'' |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/10/25/the-dark-pictures-anthologys-next-game-and-season-one-finale-is-the-devil-in-me |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025233716/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/10/25/the-dark-pictures-anthologys-next-game-and-season-one-finale-is-the-devil-in-me |archive-date=25 October 2021 |access-date=10 July 2023 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]]}}</ref>
<ref name="HoHTeaser">{{Cite web |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=2 November 2020 |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope''{{'}}s End Credits Reveal ''House of Ashes'' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hopes-end-credits-reveal-house-of-ashes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102020750/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hopes-end-credits-reveal-house-of-ashes |archive-date=2 November 2020 |access-date=8 January 2022 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>
<ref name="HoHGoldPicture">{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Jason |date=30 October 2020 |title=''Little Hope'' Secrets Guide: ''House of Ashes'' and the Final Premonition |url=https://www.pcinvasion.com/little-hope-house-of-ashes-13th-premonition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301073507/https://www.pcinvasion.com/little-hope-house-of-ashes-13th-premonition/ |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=[[PC Invasion]] |publisher=[[Gamurs]]}}</ref>
<ref name="HoHInfo">{{Cite web |date=21 October 2021 |title=''The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes'' – Launch Trailer |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes-launch-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133036/https://www.ign.com/videos/the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes-launch-trailer |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>
<ref name="HoHEurogamerInterview">{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=27 May 2021 |title=''House of Ashes'' Is a Frantic Underground Horror Set Beneath the Iraq War |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-27-house-of-ashes-is-a-frantic-underground-monster-horror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611063508/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-27-house-of-ashes-is-a-frantic-underground-monster-horror |archive-date=11 June 2021 |access-date=11 June 2021 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref>
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