Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
First-person horror mystery about missing children and an industrial machine
The Chinese Room · Published by Frictional Games · Released Sep 10, 2013
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 70% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 47 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 7
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
A single-player, first-person horror adventure set in 1899. You explore dark environments and piece together a mystery as industrialist Oswald Mandus searches for his children after waking to a silent house shaken by a machine.
For you if...
- +you prefer slowly paced horror focused on exploration
- +you enjoy piecing together a story in an industrial setting
Not for you if...
- −you want resource management and demanding survival challenges
- −you expect complex puzzles and frequent monster encounters
What players say
70% of 12,156 reviews are positive · 63% of 47 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story, sound design, and industrial atmosphere, but criticize the simple puzzles and reduced survival mechanics compared with The Dark Descent. Recent players also report frequent crashes, particularly during loading.
Screenshots and trailer
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent.
- Graphics
- Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent.
- Graphics
- High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 7
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
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