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Amnesia Series

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Puzzle Adventure Indie Action Horror Survival
78
User Score
524 ratings
89
Critic Score
2 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
20,064 reviews
September 8, 2010
Released 5709 days ago
PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

About

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The game was critically well received.

Storyline

The game, set in 1839, casts the player in the role of Daniel, a young man from London, who awakens in the dark halls of Prussian Brennenburg Castle with little to no memory about himself or his past. All he can remember is his name, that he lives in Mayfair and that something is hunting him. Shortly after waking, Daniel finds a note written by himself that explains how he purposely made himself forget his past, because he couldn't handle losing his innocence, so he wanted to forget it all. The note urges Daniel to descend into the castle's Inner Sanctum and murder a man named Alexander , the baron of the castle. The note gives a final warning that a "living nightmare" is chasing him, and Daniel must escape it for as long as he can because there is no way to fight back.

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Artwork

Videos

Trailer

Release Dates by Platform

Mac Worldwide
Sep 8, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Sep 8, 2010
Linux Worldwide
Sep 8, 2010
PlayStation 4 Worldwide
Nov 22, 2016
Xbox One Worldwide
Sep 28, 2018
Nintendo Switch Worldwide
Sep 12, 2019

Expansions

Game Info

Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Frictional Games
Engine
HPL Engine
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action Horror Survival

Languages

Audio / Voice
English, Russian
Text / Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified), English, Spanish (Spain), German, French, Italian, Russian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Russian, Chinese (Simplified)

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