Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Frictional GamesReleased September 8, 2010

ActionIndieAdventureSingleplayer Exploration First-Person

GameValio recommendationWorth It

Solid pick at the moment: it's holding up well and the price is fair for what you get.

Gaining popularity
Niche gem - loved by fans, smaller community
Fan favorite (20,511 reviews)

Why “Worth It”

The ring is the score: filled up to 72 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

Skip This
Wait for Sale
Maybe
Worth It
Great Deal

Where to buy

3 stores · lowest price first

Steam Cheapest Official store · Price set 3 days ago$3.99$19.99−80%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set 18 hours ago$5.27+$1.28−74%Buy

GAMIVO Key marketplace · Price set 18 hours ago$5.32+$1.33−73%Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value68/100

$3.99: very accessible price
80% off: deep discount

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now $3.99Lowest recorded $1.56Full price $19.99

Quality92/100

95% positive (20,511 reviews): overwhelmingly positive
Metacritic 85/100: high marks from professional reviewers
20,511 reviews: large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 95% · Overwhelmingly PositivePositive 20kNegative 933

Popularity35/100

Players down 39% in recent days
38 concurrent players: niche audience
20,511 total reviews: proven game with large community

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 62Peak in period 120

Game details

Developers: Frictional Games
Publishers: Frictional Games
Release date: September 8, 2010
Platforms: Linux, Windows, MacOs
Achievements: 18
Steam recs: 20,263
Official website: www.amnesiagame.com
Supported languages: 7 languages, 1 with full audioSee the list
English (audio) · French · German · Italian · Spanish - Spain · Russian · Simplified Chinese
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support +8See the list
Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Includes level editor · Commentary available · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing