History of Supermassive Games in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: July 23, 2025

Supermassive Games is a British video game developer located in Guildford, Surrey. It's renowned for creating horror games, with notable titles including Until Dawn, part of The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Quarry, and The Casting of Frank Stone. They've collaborated with several publishers, including Sony Interactive Entertainment, Bandai Namco Entertainment, 2K Games, and Behaviour Interactive.

2008: Supermassive Games Founded

In 2008, Pete Samuels, previously of Psygnosis and Electronic Arts, founded Supermassive Games and the company signed a contract to serve as Sony's second-party developer.

2011: Financial Success

In 2011, Supermassive Games found initial success with its strategy as Sony's second-party developer, posting full-year sales of £5.7 million.

2012: Partnership with BBC for Doctor Who Game

In 2012, Supermassive Games partnered with BBC and released "Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock". It was planned as the first game in a trilogy, but was poorly received and later cancelled.

2013: Release of Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs

In 2013, Supermassive Games, in partnership with BBC, released "Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs".

2015: Release and Success of Until Dawn

In 2015, Supermassive Games released "Until Dawn" for PlayStation 4, which became an unexpected success for Sony. The game was initially envisioned as a PlayStation Move title, but motion controls were dropped during its retooling.

August 2019: Release of The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan

In August 2019, Supermassive Games partnered with Bandai Namco Entertainment to release "The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan", the first game in The Dark Pictures Anthology. Unlike previous titles, this game became available on Microsoft platforms.

2020: Release of Little Hope

In 2020, Supermassive Games released "Little Hope", as part of The Dark Pictures Anthology series.

March 2021: Nordisk Film Acquires Stake in Supermassive Games

In March 2021, Nordisk Film, through its Nordisk Games division, purchased a 30.7% stake in Supermassive Games.

2021: Release of House of Ashes

In 2021, Supermassive Games released "House of Ashes", as part of The Dark Pictures Anthology series.

July 2022: Nordisk Games Fully Acquires Supermassive Games

In July 2022, Nordisk Games fully acquired Supermassive Games, making it a subsidiary of the Denmark-based company.

2022: Releases of The Devil in Me and The Quarry

In 2022, Supermassive Games released both "The Devil in Me", which concluded the first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology, and "The Quarry", a standalone game.