Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• psychological horror fiction

• adventure game^*

• horror game^*

• stealth game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Amnesia

Engines

• HPL Engine

Localized titles

• Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Full controller support^*
• Captions available^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Czech^*
• Hungarian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,065^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  1,060^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  336^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  335^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  333^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  325^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  320^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  315^*

• Interactive Fiction^*

  Votes · historical

  303^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  301^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  300^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  288^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  219^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  217^*

• Narration^*

  Votes · historical

  216^*

• Short^*

  Votes · historical

  208^*

• Lovecraftian^*

  Votes · historical

  178^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Linear^*

  Votes · historical

  155^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.7.5 - 10.15.0^*

  Processor alternatives

  High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent.^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista^*

  Processor alternatives

  High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent.^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Major Linux Distribution from 2010.^*

  Processor alternatives

  High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent.^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent.^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  17^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• The Chinese Room

Publishers

• Frictional Games

• 2013-09-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-09-09 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-09-09^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 10, 2013^*

Detailed specifications