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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Original title: Amnesia: The Dark Descent - September 8, 2010
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Director:Jens Nilsson
Studio:Frictional Games
Stars:Bill Corkery, Dan Zullo, Dave Rivas - Full View
Soundtrack:Amnesia: The Dark Descent Original Soundtrack (Mikko Tarmia, 2010)
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Excellence in Audio
Winner
2011
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Technical Excellence
Winner
2011
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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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Mikko Tarmia
Audio & Music • Composer
Jens Nilsson
Direction • Game Director
Thomas Grip
Direction • Game Director
Bill Corkery
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Last updated: 01.08.2026
Business
BudgetReported
~$360,000
a small independent budget; Frictional Games was near bankruptcy while making it
en.wikipedia.orgRevenueReported
~$3.6 million
from roughly 1.36 million copies in the first two years; costs were recouped within about a month of the September 2010 launch
en.wikipedia.orgFrictional Games was close to bankruptcy during development; the ~$360K game recouped its costs within about a month, sold ~1.36M copies in two years for ~$3.6M revenue, and its PS4 port turned a profit within two days (Nov 2016).
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Russian
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English
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Chinese (Simplified)
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Content Rating
Violence
Bad Language
Fear
Horror
Threatening
Alcohol
Tobacco
Drug
Nudity
Language
Blood and Gore
PEGI 16
GRAC 19+
ESRB M
Game Features
Intense Violence
Steam Cloud
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows XP/Vista/7
CPU:2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed
RAM:2 GB Hard Drive: 3GB
GPU:Radeon X1000/GF 6 - Integrated graphics and very low budget cards might not work
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Last updated: 01.08.2026