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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

by Frictional Games

  • Released Sep 8, 2010
  • $3.99
  • 7 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

95%positive reviews

33,942 positive1,942 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Tense, atmospheric horror with a strong setting

  • Creepy story that stays with players

Cons

  • Some find the scares repetitive or less effective than newer horror games

Mixed

  • Some call it a horror classic, others find it dated next to modern games

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7

Processor: 2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed

Memory: 2 GB

Hard Drive: 3GB

Graphics: Radeon X1000/GF 6 - Integrated graphics and very low budget cards might not work.

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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.

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Ratings

  • 78IGDB players547 ratings
  • 89Critics2 reviews
  • 83Overall549 scores

Time to beat

  • 7 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 9.6 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 11.9 hCompletionist100%

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English
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
French
German
Italian
Spanish (Spain)

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