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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Frictional Games · 2010-09-08

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 28, 2018 (Xbox One), Sep 08, 2010 (Mac), Sep 12, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 08, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 08, 2010 (Linux), Nov 22, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

140
playing now
95%
positive of 36k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (537 ratings)
9.5h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

140 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a 2010 survival horror adventure game developed and published by the Swedish game development studio Frictional Games. It was first released on 8 September 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Later, it was released to PlayStation 4 on 22 November 2016, Xbox One on 28 September 2018, and Nintendo Switch on 12 September 2019 as part of The Amnesia Collection. The game follows Daniel, who must explore the dark and foreboding Castle Brennenburg, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and unsettling events.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 140 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 829 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~104/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.4M–2.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,658 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-01-06) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 36 of 49 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34034020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

144172026-08-06 21:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 48 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 39 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 58 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 59 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 94 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 89 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 115 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 91 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 66 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 114 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 101 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 140 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.592015-06-19 — best price $7.992015-11-10 — best price $4.992016-05-20 — best price $6.792016-12-12 — best price $19.992017-06-06 — best price $2.992017-11-03 — best price $19.992018-02-15 — best price $2.992018-08-06 — best price $19.992018-12-13 — best price $3.992019-06-21 — best price $2.992019-11-01 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $1.992020-10-22 — best price $1.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-06-14 — best price $3.992021-10-11 — best price $19.992021-12-20 — best price $1.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-25 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-07-18 — best price $2.992023-10-18 — best price $3.992023-12-22 — best price $3.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-11 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $4.992024-11-26 — best price $3.992025-02-21 — best price $5.992025-06-03 — best price $2.992025-10-16 — best price $4.992026-03-30 — best price $7.992026-08-16 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8203342026-05-31 — 409 pageviews2026-06-03 — 412 pageviews2026-06-06 — 334 pageviews2026-06-09 — 413 pageviews2026-06-12 — 400 pageviews2026-06-15 — 349 pageviews2026-06-18 — 382 pageviews2026-06-21 — 396 pageviews2026-06-24 — 382 pageviews2026-06-27 — 413 pageviews2026-06-30 — 372 pageviews2026-07-03 — 402 pageviews2026-07-06 — 430 pageviews2026-07-09 — 421 pageviews2026-07-12 — 421 pageviews2026-07-15 — 340 pageviews2026-07-18 — 409 pageviews2026-07-21 — 406 pageviews2026-07-24 — 477 pageviews2026-07-27 — 459 pageviews2026-07-30 — 492 pageviews2026-08-02 — 367 pageviews2026-08-05 — 409 pageviews2026-08-08 — 365 pageviews2026-08-11 — 412 pageviews2026-08-14 — 334 pageviews2026-08-17 — 363 pageviews2026-08-20 — 820 pageviews2026-08-23 — 463 pageviews2026-08-26 — 671 pageviews2026-08-28 — 506 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
23.4%
earned "NOPE"
4.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableIncludes level editorCommentary availableRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVRemote Play Together

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,3438%18

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

DarkGoreIndieHorrorNudityPuzzleStealthAdventureAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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