In the pantheons of indie horror there are few games that stand out as much as the original Amnesia: The Dark Descent. This 2010 title brought a particular kind of powerless horror to prominence.

The first time I played Amnesia: The Dark Descent, I had to put it down and walk away. I’m a big fan of horror games, and I don’t usually put them down unless they’re unplayable or just bad.

Amnesia isn't just a game where you can't fight the monsters. It's a game where you can't look at the monsters. Doing so drains your sanity and increases the chance they'll spot you.

Reviews Amnesia: Rebirth Review – Tasi’s Dark Descent Amnesia: Rebirth feels a bit familiar at times, but when at its best, this highly-anticipated horror sequel is also truly terrifying.

That’s why Amnesia: The Dark Descent is so acclaimed to this day; it capitalises both on what can scare you without being cheap, and what remains if you peel the fear factor away.

Amnesia: Rebirth is the culmination of everything Frictional has been working towards since The Dark Descent. It creates a space that strips away your agency and is constantly out to get you, but ...

Published by: Frictional Games Available on: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 There is a sequence in “Amnesia: Rebirth” that reminded me of the legendary psychological study led by Stanley Milgram in 1963.

From 2010’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent to 2015’s Soma and continuing with the upcoming Amnesia: Rebirth, Thomas and his colleagues have worked to elevate horror gaming from a sequence of ...

Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs are some of the scariest games out there. The games will still be up for purchase across various retailers online.

“Modding has been a huge part of Amnesia,” Grip said in the press release. “For instance, over the years The Dark Descent has accumulated over a thousand mods and addons on ModDB.

Still, you can find that some big video game hits don’t need the massive studio teams behind them as Amnesia: The Dark Descent was made with a small group.

It is also a testament that it is possible to do this sort of thing, even with a very limited team.” Amnesia: The Dark Descent originally was released on Sept. 8, 2010 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.