Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• psychological horror fiction

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• horror 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: The Dark Descent

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

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^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  2,707^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  1,094^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,086^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,083^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,067^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  1,064^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  1,053^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  797^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  791^*

• Lovecraftian^*

  Votes · historical

  776^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  769^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  760^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  732^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  489^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  488^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  478^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  427^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  421^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  421^*

• Surreal^*

  Votes · historical

  414^*

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.^*

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^*

Developers

• Frictional Games

Publishers

• Frictional Games

• THQ

• 2010-09-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2010-09-07 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2010-09-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 8, 2010^*

Detailed specifications