Online co-op and local multiplayer modes announced for The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan

Supermassive Games has announced two new multiplayer modes for Man of Medan, the first horror game from its Dark Pictures Anthology.

Players can still experience the game in solo mode, similar to the way Until Dawn worked, but those wishing to scream their way through the game with friends can do so online in Shared Story mode, or on a sofa in Movie Night mode.

Ian Plays Man of Medan Co-op Gameplay Like An A-Hole – (Lets Play Dark Pictures Man of Medan Co-op) Watch on YouTube

Shared Story mode allows two players to experience the story side-by-side in online co-op. Each player is given control of a different character and at certain points in the game the story will branch off, giving each player a different perspective of the events.

In the video above, you can watch me play through a portion of Shared Story mode with Digital Foundry’s Tom Morgan, whose game I was trying to ruin by making the worst decisions possible. I am such a great friend.

Movie Night mode is a pass-the-pad local co-op mode for up to 5 players. At the start of each game, players assign themselves a character (or multiple characters if fewer than 5 people are playing) and then the game will tell you when it’s each person’s go.