Amnesia Demo now Available!

Hello everyone who is reading this! I come forth to bring you a great announcement from Frictional Games, which is already spoiled by the title of this blog. Indeed, it is true, after reading my past blogs on the subject of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the demo has finally been officially released!

Here are the words I have received through e-mail:

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Today Frictional Games, the makers of the Penumbra series, has released a demo for their upcoming first person survival horror “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”. Players with Windows, Mac or Linux all get a chance to experience a small slice of the dread and terror contained in the full game.

The game begins with Daniel awakening in a desolate Prussian castle, without any memories to explain his situation. A letter written by himself, reveals that the amnesia is actually self-inflicted. The mysterious message urges him to seek out and kill Alexander, a man residing deep below the castle. Hunted by a dark shadow, Daniel can see no other way out than to trust his former self. If he is to save his life and mind, he needs to find out what it is all really about. It is his only hope for salvation. A dark descent awaits.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person horror game with focus on immersion. It is a game where atmosphere and story comes first. Amnesia will be released on the 8th of September and can be purchased in Frictional Game's own online store as well as most major online retailers.

We would also like to seize the opportunity and inform all that there is a 10% discount on Amnesia if you pre-order. For those who are longing for some horror gaming this weekend, the Penumbra series costs 70% less in our own store and at Gamer's Gate!

Trailer - Developer Walkthrough
Today we also released a new trailer, it's a developer walkthrough of the physics interaction in Amnesia. If you ever had problems explaining how the interaction in our games work, perhaps this trailer can be of use to you! Watch it on YouTube!

About Demo
The demo can be downloaded from www.AmnesiaGame.com where it is available as both a direct download and as a torrent.

Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X & Linux.

Languages: English - with localized text for French, German, Italian & Spanish.

Recommended Computer Specifications:

• Windows XP/Vista/7, OS X 10.5.8/10.6.4 or Linux distribution released in 2010.
• NVIDIA GeForce 6 / ATI Radeon HD.
• 2.0 Ghz CPU.
• 1 - 2 GB RAM (depends on OS).
• 500mb of free disk space.

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Here you have the whole story. I know this isn't in my habit of blogging, but I felt there were no better words but the ones from the kindly written newsletter to provide every information needed. In short, the Amnesia demo has been released today and is available on Windows, Linux and MAC. You can find the various download locations as a direct download or a torrent on www.amnesiagame.com along with more information regarding the game if you wish.

Personally, while I am craving to see what the game looks like and am quite eager at playing it as it releases in a mere 5 days (Sept. 8th), I still won't download the demo. I simply do not want to spoil myself with whatever it is that can found in there and would rather experience the game as a whole next Wednesday, but for anyone out there who hasn't heard or are not certain about the game, this is your opportunity at trying out the new game created by none other than some of the best psychological survival horror developers I know: Frictional Games.

Here are some of the trailers and videos of the game, two of which came to life only recently, and on this I say have a good day, afternoon, evening or night and enjoy the videos and demo!


Scary Gameplay


Lost in the Dark


Water Horror


The Hatch Puzzle Gameplay