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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Frictional Games

Explore a decaying castle with limited means of defense and a growing uncertainty about your past.

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GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score91
Hidden Gem89
Revival Potential84

GAME DNA

experience
Survival tension · Narrative-driven
genre
Horror · Survival Horror
mood
Dark · Unsettling
gameplay
Exploration · Survival · Puzzle
difficulty
Hard
era
2010s
pacing
Slow
perspective
First-person
structure
Linear

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

DarkUnsettlingExplorationSurvivalPuzzle

ABOUT THE GAME

Explore a decaying castle with limited means of defense and a growing uncertainty about your past.

Explore a decaying castle with limited means of defense and a growing uncertainty about your past.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2010. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2010
Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Frictional Games

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  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: First-person100% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 8.0 points
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VERY STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Narrative-driven · Survival tension100% distinctive overlap · 62.4 / 62.4 points
  • mood: Dark · Unsettling100% distinctive overlap · 59.3 / 59.3 points
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  • gameplay: Exploration · Puzzle · Survival100% distinctive overlap · 24.6 / 24.6 points
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