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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2013, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (70% of 12111 reviews).

12
playing now
70%
positive of 12k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (250 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (569 downloads)
5.9h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Trailer

≈342,037 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 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 4% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 487k–975k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,185 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 25 of 80 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

2432026-09-15 12:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 14 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 20 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 17 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6567Sep 2013Aug 2026Sep 2013 — avg 656 · peak 7,133Jan 2014 — avg 57 · peak 170May 2014 — avg 24 · peak 144Sep 2014 — avg 21 · peak 61Jan 2015 — avg 26 · peak 92May 2015 — avg 13 · peak 33Sep 2015 — avg 27 · peak 123Jan 2016 — avg 15 · peak 47May 2016 — avg 9 · peak 28Sep 2016 — avg 8 · peak 24Jan 2017 — avg 12 · peak 36May 2017 — avg 9 · peak 31Sep 2017 — avg 12 · peak 50Jan 2018 — avg 101 · peak 1,183May 2018 — avg 33 · peak 289Sep 2018 — avg 22 · peak 49Jan 2019 — avg 23 · peak 61May 2019 — avg 19 · peak 123Sep 2019 — avg 13 · peak 34Jan 2020 — avg 15 · peak 44May 2020 — avg 23 · peak 73Sep 2020 — avg 16 · peak 41Jan 2021 — avg 16 · peak 45May 2021 — avg 12 · peak 36Sep 2021 — avg 11 · peak 38Jan 2022 — avg 13 · peak 32May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26Jan 2023 — avg 12 · peak 33May 2023 — avg 8 · peak 25Sep 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Jan 2024 — avg 11 · peak 31May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 25Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 32May 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.00$0.002015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $19.992026-09-13 — best price $3.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-13 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2741162026-05-31 — 178 pageviews2026-06-04 — 135 pageviews2026-06-08 — 170 pageviews2026-06-12 — 132 pageviews2026-06-16 — 136 pageviews2026-06-20 — 137 pageviews2026-06-24 — 177 pageviews2026-06-28 — 137 pageviews2026-07-02 — 134 pageviews2026-07-06 — 174 pageviews2026-07-10 — 140 pageviews2026-07-14 — 144 pageviews2026-07-18 — 135 pageviews2026-07-22 — 142 pageviews2026-07-26 — 169 pageviews2026-07-30 — 195 pageviews2026-08-03 — 147 pageviews2026-08-07 — 170 pageviews2026-08-11 — 162 pageviews2026-08-15 — 126 pageviews2026-08-19 — 196 pageviews2026-08-23 — 168 pageviews2026-08-27 — 213 pageviews2026-08-31 — 174 pageviews2026-09-04 — 185 pageviews2026-09-08 — 181 pageviews2026-09-12 — 141 pageviews2026-09-16 — 141 pageviews2026-09-20 — 154 pageviews2026-09-24 — 165 pageviews2026-09-28 — 274 pageviews2026-10-02 — 152 pageviews2026-10-06 — 189 pageviews2026-10-09 — 154 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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