History VideoGame / AmnesiaTheDarkDescent

In 2022, a third sequel was announced, named Amnesia: The Bunker, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxLSsDmtj-U being set to launch on March 2023]]. Like Rebirth, it will be both developed and published by Frictional Games.

In 2022, a third sequel was announced, named Amnesia: The Bunker, being set to launch on March 2023. Like Rebirth, it will be both developed and published by Frictional Games.

* ''Amnesia: Justine'', a short bonus game with its own characters and setting. Inspired by ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' as part of a cross-game ''VideoGame/{{Portal2}}'' promotion, ''Justine'' follows a woman who wakes up in a series of sadistic puzzles set up by someone named Justine who communicates through phonograph recordings.

In 2020, a second sequel, ''VideoGame/AmnesiaRebirth'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiQAlGUw_o was announced for release on October 20th, 2020]]. Unlike ''A Machine for Pigs'', it was developed by Frictional Games themselves and ties in much more closely with the first game.

In 2020, a second sequel, ''VideoGame/AmnesiaRebirth'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiQAlGUw_o was announced for release on October 20th, 2020]]. Unlike ''A Machine for Pigs'', it will be developed by Frictional Games themselves and ties in much more closely with the first game.

In 2022, a third sequel, named Amnesia: The Bunker, was announced to be launched on March 2023, which like Rebirth, will be both developed and published by Frictional Games.

* CosmicHorrorStory

* PlotTumor: Everything Agrippa is, and the errands he has Daniel running around to accomplish, is this. It derails the original story, and subverts [[MotiveDecay Daniel seeking revenge upon Alexander's corruption and crimes]]. It also robs from the challenge as doing these tasks [[MercyMode gives players many opportunities to restore sanity]]. Little wonder many gamers do not consider the GoldenEnding to be the [[CuttingOffTheBranches Canon Ending]].

* IllGirl: Daniel's sister/cousin will either have died or survived depending on how "kind" you are in the game. (She is only mentioned in loading segments.)

Not to be confused with the other ''[[VisualNovel/AmnesiaMemories Amnesia]]'' videogame series or the ''[[VideoGame/AmnesiaYumeNikki Amnesia]]: VideoGame/YumeNikki'' fan-game.

* ContemptibleCover: Someone should have told whoever made this box art that the monster is scary [[NothingIsScarier because you can't see it]]... [[http://www.amazon.com/Amnesia-Pc/dp/B004FZ9822/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1297461562&sr=1-1 it doesn't help that it is drawn to look like a duck]].

-->"...in fact, it lies beneath the very stone of ''Brennenburg!''"

* AboveGoodAndEvil: Alexander expresses disdain for concepts like "good" and "evil", thinking them only good for comfort and not something to be concerned about. [[spoiler:He reminds Daniel that they are NotSoDifferent after Daniel calmly went along with Alexander's plans to torture and kill in order to preserve his own life from [[EldritchAbomination The Shadow]], and thus Daniel has no better claim to "goodness" than he does -- sidestepping that Alexander preyed on Daniel's desperation to convince him it was necessary.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: What Alexander tries to paint himself as, claiming the ends justify his means of [[spoiler:returning to his people in another dimension]], and tries to invoke NotSoDifferent with Daniel.

''Amnesia: The Dark Descent'' is a [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/amnesia-the-dark-descent/critic-reviews critically acclaimed]] {{survival horror}} {{adventure game}} from the Swedish indie studio Creator/FrictionalGames. It's a SpiritualSuccessor to their previous ''VideoGame/{{Penumbra}}'' series of games, sharing many elements of gameplay and storytelling with them.

''Amnesia: The Dark Descent'' is a [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/amnesia-the-dark-descent/critic-reviews critically acclaimed]] mix of SurvivalHorror and AdventureGame from the Swedish indie studio Creator/FrictionalGames. It's a SpiritualSuccessor to their previous ''VideoGame/{{Penumbra}}'' series of games, sharing many elements of gameplay and storytelling with them.

* EasterEgg: See [[spoiler:that tiny six-digit code at the bottom of the screen when you finish the game]]? Get all the endings and write down the codes, because you can use them to unlock the "super secret" .rar file in the game folder, containing ConceptArt, design documents, DummiedOut audio, and footage of the game's alpha versions.

* DummiedOut: Apparently, the character of [[spoiler:Daniel's sister Hazel]] (though occasional references to her are still present in the above mentioned developer's commentary and in some late-game LoadingScreen notes).
** The "Sanity Potion", [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which restores the player's sanity by one level]], similar to how Laudanum restores health. It isn't used anywhere in the main game, but is still fully functional and can be placed into maps via the level editor. Was likely not used because it either would have made the game too easy; wouldn't have been terribly useful, since sanity is passively replenished whenever you solve a puzzle; the devs thought it didn't fit the setting, as drugs for treating mental illness were extremely primitive and largely ineffective in the Victorian era; or [[ReedRichardsIsUseless didn't want to trivialise it by having a potion that can just make people more sane with the click of a button]].
** The "Large Oil Potion", which provides twice as much oil for your lantern as a regular bottle of oil. Doesn't show up anywhere in the game (save for one of the ending cinematics), but is fully functional and can be placed into maps with the level editor.
** A kind of currency called "thalers", which were meant to be used for opening special treasure chests. Models for bags of 10, 25, and 50 thalers still exist in the game files, but are completely useless and don't show up in the inventory menu when picked up. A few custom stories do use them, though.

In 2013 a NonLinearSequel, entitled ''VideoGame/AmnesiaAMachineForPigs'', was published by Creator/FrictionalGames, with primary development by Creator/TheChineseRoom, the team responsible for ''VideoGame/DearEsther.''

In 2020, a second sequel, ''VideoGame/AmnesiaRebirth'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiQAlGUw_o was announced for release on October 20th, 2020]]. Unlike ''A Machine for Pigs'', it will be developed by Creator/FrictionalGames themselves and ties in much more closely with the first game.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler: Bloodcurdingly subverted. Alexander convinces Daniel to [[TortureTechnician learn and practice the art of torture]] on innumerable victims by claiming repeatedly that, as Daniel himself puts it in a diary entry, "they are all wicked men." The Baron manages his training so well, Daniel all too naturally [[HidingBehindReligion invokes God to justify his crimes]] and resorts to {{Dehumanization}}, calling the prisoners "monsters" at one point.]]

* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:Vitae, a substance containing the cosmic lifeforce Baron Alexander needs for his alchemy, can only be obtained through the prolonged torture and suffering of human beings. This, more than anything else, is why Castle Brennenburg is such a gallery of horrors.]]

In 2020, a second sequel, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiQAlGUw_o Amnesia: Rebirth]]'' was announced for release on October 20th, 2020. Unlike ''A Machine for Pigs'', it will be developed by Creator/FrictionalGames themselves and ties in much more closely with the first game.

In 2020, a second NonLinearSequel, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiQAlGUw_o Amnesia: Rebirth]]'' was announced for release on October 20th, 2020. Unlike ''A Machine for Pigs'', it will be developed by Creator/FrictionalGames themselves.