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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

The Chinese Room · Frictional Games · 2013-09-10

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 12, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 10, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2013 (Mac), Sep 10, 2013 (Linux), Nov 22, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Sep 28, 2018 (Xbox One)

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

10
playing now
70%
positive of 12k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (250 ratings)
5.9h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a 2013 survival horror game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Frictional Games. Originally meant to be a mod, the game is an indirect sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010), which was both developed and published by Frictional Games. While set in the same universe as the previous game, it features a new cast of characters and time setting.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 355 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 484k–969k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,111 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at GOG (2024-11-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 21 of 38 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2332026-08-06 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.00$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.592015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-11-25 — best price $4.992016-06-22 — best price $19.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-12-12 — best price $4.992018-04-29 — best price $2.992018-09-13 — best price $15.492019-01-24 — best price $19.992019-08-08 — best price $3.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-03-16 — best price $3.992020-11-27 — best price $3.992021-03-30 — best price $3.992021-08-05 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-12 — best price $19.992022-06-10 — best price $2.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $3.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-10-18 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-13 — best price $3.992024-09-16 — best price $1.992024-11-26 — best price $0.992025-02-21 — best price $3.992025-06-27 — best price $2.992025-10-27 — best price $5.992026-04-14 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2731162026-05-31 — 178 pageviews2026-06-03 — 126 pageviews2026-06-06 — 159 pageviews2026-06-09 — 189 pageviews2026-06-12 — 132 pageviews2026-06-15 — 128 pageviews2026-06-18 — 137 pageviews2026-06-21 — 169 pageviews2026-06-24 — 177 pageviews2026-06-27 — 158 pageviews2026-06-30 — 140 pageviews2026-07-03 — 157 pageviews2026-07-06 — 174 pageviews2026-07-09 — 154 pageviews2026-07-12 — 139 pageviews2026-07-15 — 146 pageviews2026-07-18 — 135 pageviews2026-07-21 — 200 pageviews2026-07-24 — 141 pageviews2026-07-27 — 190 pageviews2026-07-30 — 195 pageviews2026-08-02 — 150 pageviews2026-08-05 — 148 pageviews2026-08-08 — 177 pageviews2026-08-11 — 162 pageviews2026-08-14 — 125 pageviews2026-08-17 — 116 pageviews2026-08-20 — 172 pageviews2026-08-23 — 168 pageviews2026-08-26 — 273 pageviews2026-08-28 — 183 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
29.1%
earned "The Teeth"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,78432%7

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkIndieHorrorMysteryAdventureNarrationStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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