Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The game was critically well received. Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · PEGI 16
Respect
95
Stimulation
moderate
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Forgiving: quick retry, no lost progress
- Steam tag “Walking Simulator” (427 votes)
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- Steam tag “Exploration” (488 votes)
- Wikipedia: built around exploration
Problem solving
- Steam tag “Puzzle” (1064 votes)
- Genre: Puzzle
Story and reading
- Steam tag “Story Rich” (421 votes)
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