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The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is a 2022 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the fourth game of the first season and the season finale of The Dark Pictures Anthology. In a game with a multilinear plot, decisions can significantly alter the story's trajectory and change the relationships between the five playable protagonists; some lead to their permanent deaths. The Devil in Me follows five members of a documentary film crew who are invited to a replica of H. H. Holmes' hotel on an island in Lake Michigan called Hunter's Island to film an episode of their series. It's not long before they discover their lives are at risk due to traps placed throughout the hotel, and they must escape the island before Grantham Du'Met kills them. Jessie Buckley, who plays investigative journalist and the host of the documentary film show, Kate Wilder, was marketed as the game's leading actress. Jason Graves, a long-time collaborator with Supermassive for the series, returned to compose the soundtrack.

Staple mechanics of The Dark Pictures Anthology, such as quick time events(QTEs) and "pictures," collectible items that allow players to see visions of possible future events, appear again in The Devil in Me. The game also introduces new features, including an inventory system for the characters, tool-based puzzles, and new movement capabilities, including running, jumping, and climbing. The Devil in Me takes inspiration from Holmes and his hotel and various slasher films and franchises, including Psycho (1960), The Shining (1980), Saw, Halloween, and Friday the 13th.
The Devil in Me was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 18 November 2022, marking a significant moment for fans of the series. The fifth game in the series and the season two premiere, Directive 8020, was revealed in a teaser trailer at the end of The Devil in Me, sparking anticipation for what's to come.

The Devil in Me is an interactive drama and survival horror game with slasher horror elements developed on Unreal Engine 4 that is presented from a third-person perspective. It takes place at a replica of H. H. Holmes' "Murder Castle." This game introduces multiple new gameplay features that depart from the previous entries in The Dark Pictures Anthology, offering a fresh and intriguing experience for players. There is now an inventory feature for the characters, tool-based puzzles, and new movement capabilities, including running, jumping, and climbing. The inventory system involves items that can be used for defense and to collect things. Returning from previous games are the black-and-white framed pictures spread across the game; black frames depict a protagonist's death, while white frames foresee a dangerous situation that could become a character's death. Each premonition allows the player to change their fate based on their decisions, as the premonitions often depict possible moments from the near future.

Players are not mere spectators in The Devil in Me; they are active participants in shaping the narrative. Every choice they make can have long-term consequences on the story's progression and the character's perceptions of each other. In these scenarios, there is limited time to choose an action or a line of dialogue with which to respond. Protagonists may decide to say or do nothing when prompted to decide. An anatomical drawing of the brain and heart accompanies every choice, indicating that the player character may choose actions based on either rationality or emotion, further emphasizing the player's role in the game.

To track the narrative branches in one's playthrough, the game's menu has a butterfly effect system called "bearings," which lists all consequential courses of action associated with each branch and their eventual outcomes. The story is interspersed with cutscenes featuring an omnipresent observer called the Curator (Pip Torrens). This character converses with players about their choices and provides clues about what will happen next in the plot. The survival of all five protagonists depends on these critical decisions, and the game continues without the deceased characters.