Frictional Games

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 psychological horror fiction · action game^* · adventure game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

psychological horror fiction
action game^*
adventure game^*
horror game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Amnesia

Game facts

Developers

Frictional Games

Publishers

Frictional Games
THQ

Engines

HPL Engine

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
53^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Mint 13 LTS, Fedora 16, fully updated^*
Processor alternatives
2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed.^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 - Integrated graphics and low budget cards might not work.^*
Storage
3 GB^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OS X 10.7.5 - 10.15.0. This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.^*
Processor alternatives
2.0Ghz^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 (Integrated Intel Graphics not supported)^*
Storage
2GB space free^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP/Vista/7^*
Processor alternatives
2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Storage
3GB^*
Graphics alternatives
Radeon X1000/GF 6 - Integrated graphics and very low budget cards might not work.^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*

Game features

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^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Indie^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Screenshot 2 from Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Screenshot 3 from Amnesia: The Dark Descent

* Provisional data