Supermassive Games has delayed the second part of its eight-part Dark Pictures anthology, Little Hope.

In an announcement posted on Twitter, Supermassive CEO Pete Samuels cited the COVID-19 pandemic and changes to remote work as the cause of the delay, stating that "our priority has always been the safety of our team."

As a result, the game's release was pushed back from the summer schedule to fall 2020. While many studios have successfully adapted to the change to telecommuting, it must be especially difficult for a studio like Supermassive, a pioneer in motion capture technology in games. When equipping actors with tracking devices, social distancing is not an option.

"Little Hope" eschews the ship-based horror of its predecessor, "Man of Medan," and instead focuses on a New England town with a dark history of witchcraft; it is a more modern take on "Man of Medan" and Supermassive's other games "Until Dawn" and "Hidden Agenda", one can expect many jump scares, fantastic atmosphere building, and branching decision-driven storytelling.

The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is scheduled for release this fall.