Chapters

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Each installment in *The Dark Pictures Anthology* consists of chapters grouped by acts. Depending on player's decisions or characters' status, some chapters can be skipped or even replaced by other chapters.

## Singleplayer/Movie Night

In **singleplayer** and **Movie Night**, the player completes chapters following either Theatrical Cut order or Curator's Cut order, depending on the mode selected.
### Season One

* Man of Medan
* Little Hope
* House of Ashes
* The Devil in Me

*Man of Medan* has 28 chapters, with 23-26 chapters appearing in a single playthrough.
* Theatrical Cut
* Curator's Cut

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapters can replace each other, depending on the player's decisions.
2. ↑ Fliss is briefly playable if she killed Brad.
3. ↑ In Flooded's second variant, the player controls both the Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut protagonist.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapters can replace each other, depending on the player's decisions.
2. ↑ Brad is briefly playable if Alex is alive but Brad killed Fliss.
3. ↑ In Flooded's second variant, the player controls both the Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut protagonist.

### Trivia

* So far, *Man of Medan* holds 2nd place in the number of chapters.
* There are 27 playable chapters, since The End is a cutscene.
* There are 7 chapters that are not affected by Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut: Dive, Uninvited Guests, Caskets, Danny, Echo, Finding Friends, and Ritual.
* There are 7 chapters which appearances depend on the player's decisions: Echo, Finding Friends, Pressure, Glamor Girl, Olson, Flooded, and Matters of the Heart.
* Each protagonist is playable both in Theatrical and Curator's Cuts at least once before the first possible death scene.
* *Man of Medan* is the first game in the anthology with variable chapters.

*Little Hope* has 21 chapters, with all of them appearing in a single playthrough.
* Theatrical Cut
* Curator's Cut

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple protagonists at once.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple protagonists at once.

### Trivia

* *Little Hope* has the least chapters in the anthology.
* There are 19 playable chapters, since Diversion and The End are cutscenes.
* There are 2 chapters that are not affected by Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut: Off Track and Another Way.
* There are 8 chapters with several segments and characters: The Crossing, Lost, Troubled History, Pursued, Surrounded, Low Point, Ruined, and Heavy Burden.
	+ Moreover, almost every chapter after The Crossing has multiple segments.

*House of Ashes* has 24 chapters, with all of them appearing in a single playthrough.
* Theatrical Cut
* Curator's Cut

1. ↑ The latter character has an unofficial playable segment in the chapter.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple protagonists at once.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Depending on the characters' status, the chapter may be played as a cutscene.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple protagonists at once.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Depending on the characters' status, the chapter may be played as a cutscene.

### Trivia

* So far, *House of Ashes* holds 3rd place in the number of chapters.
* There are 22 playable chapters, since The Well and The End are cutscenes.
	+ The Ancient One and Semper Fi can also be a cutscenes, but that only happens if Nick and Jason with Salim respectively are the only protagonists alive.
* There are 5 chapters that are not affected by Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut: The Raid (First two segments), Pazuzu, Slayer, Bloodbath, and The Vault.

*The Devil in Me* has 42 chapters, with 36-40 chapters appearing in a single playthrough.
* Theatrical Cut
* Curator's Cut

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The latter character has an unofficial playable segment in the chapter.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theatrical Cut exclusive chapters.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chapters can replace each other, depending on the player's decisions.
4. ↑ Depending on the characters' status, the chapter may be played as a cutscene.
5. ↑ The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple characters at once.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Curator's Cut exclusive chapters.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapters can replace each other, depending on the player's decisions.
3. ↑ Depending on the characters' status, the chapter may be played as a cutscene.
4. ↑ The chapter contains scenes where the player controls multiple characters at once.

### Trivia

* *The Devil in Me* has the most chapters in the anthology.
* There are 37 playable chapters, since Crew, Trial, Ferry, Plan and The End are cutscenes.
	+ Reflection can also be a cutscene, but that only happens if Mark was not captured in Workshop.
* There are 15 chapters that are not affected by Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut: Cigarettes, Scouting, Noises, Staff Only, Workshop, Interrogation, Morellos, Waste Disposal, Reflection, Chase, Maze, Pool, Cliffside, Homestead and Lighthouse.
* *The Devil in Me* is the second game in the anthology with variable chapters.

## Shared Story

In **Shared Story**, two players complete chapters through Theatrical Cut and Curator's Cut simultaneously, although some chapters are played with the players' cuts reversed.