Amnesia: The Dark Descent

In Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the player takes on the role of Daniel, an amnesiac man trapped in the mansion of a Prussian Baron named Alexander. The only clues to Daniel's true identity are mementos and notes left behind by Daniel himself, who reminds himself to find and kill Alexander. Gameplay has the player searching for Daniel's diaries and other notes and journals of the poor souls who have crossed Baron Alexander. The player must solve the mystery of the mansion while running from a Shadow that is constantly chasing the player throughout the game.

The game takes place from a first person perspective, however there are no weapons. Daniel cannot fight monsters and the only choice is to run or hide. Along with self-preservation, the players must keep the hero sane. In order to stay sane, he must keep moving and pushing the plot forward, as well as making sure there is always light. It is often necessary to scour every corner for oil and tinderboxes. Oil will allow Daniel to use a lamp to provide him with light and tinderboxes can be used to light candles and torches strewn throughout the mansion. If Daniel remains in the dark for too long, he will gradually lose his sanity. As Daniel loses sanity, the world will distort and become hard to navigate and the monsters will be able to sense the player. The player must evade the monsters entirely, but this will affect Daniel's sanity as to hide from the monsters, the player must also hide in the dark. The player must also never look at the monsters because if Daniel stares at them too long, his sanity will be fully compromised.

The player must solve various puzzles and the game is very much a fully interactive adventure game. Interaction with the environment is performed by using a physics based method where the mouse is emulated as a hand, meaning the player will need to rotate it to turn wheels or use it to grab drawers and pull them open by moving the mouse. It is also possible to pick up objects and throw them to distract the shadow or solve certain physical puzzles.

Followed By Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Series Amnesia (1)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Frictional Games
Developed By Frictional Games
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Following a trail of some reddish goo... maybe blood? (Windows) from mobygames.com
You wake up without memories (Windows) from mobygames.com
Mementos tells you what to do next (Windows) from mobygames.com
You can manipulate objects in the environment and move them around. (Windows) from mobygames.com
This is the first piece of Daniel's journal you find (Windows) from mobygames.com
There are mechanical puzzles which you need to solve. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The inventory shows your items and lets you check on the status of your sanity and health. (Windows) from mobygames.com
You can light candles and fixed lamps to provide better lighting which will keep your sanity up. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Time to enter a new area (Windows) from mobygames.com
An audio flashback (Windows) from mobygames.com
You'll find many notes across the castle (Windows) from mobygames.com
Trapped by a cave-in (Windows) from mobygames.com
Something horrible has occurred here (Windows) from mobygames.com
I've heard of mold in the cellar, but this... (Windows) from mobygames.com
The path to the refinery is blocked (Windows) from mobygames.com
Someone or something is moving in the darkness (Windows) from mobygames.com
Not a pretty sight and Daniel is about to lose his sanity (and life) (Windows) from mobygames.com
When you die the game gives you a helpful advice (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
2010

Genre(s):
Exploration Puzzle Adventure

Graphic Style:
3D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Direct Control

Setting/Theme:
Horror Mystery

Gameplay:
Action Survival

Other Tags:
Speech Subtitles

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