Until Dawn is one of the best horror titles of this generation. Sure, the game goes a bit heavy on the slasher movie cheese, but that’s easily pardoned given its intense set pieces, impressive visuals, and deep “butterfly effect” branching story system. Sadly, Until Dawn has yet to receive a proper sequel since its 2015 release — only a couple of gimmicky VR spinoffs. This fact clearly frustrates developer Supermassive Games as much as the fans, as the studio’s broken away from Sony’s cozy embrace to launch The Dark Pictures Anthology with new partner Bandai Namco.

The first entry in this proposed series of quick shot horror games is Man of Medan, which aims to replicate that Until Dawn magic, but can that be done without a big Sony first-party budget? Or should Until Dawn fans put their hopes of a fitting follow-up to bed? Grab your flashlight, it’s time to find out…