Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

The Chinese Room · Frictional Games

Released: Sep 10, 2013
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 05:04 GMT

Updates & announcements

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12 Nov 2025Developer post
Announcing Amnesia: Design Works 🌹
Another descent into darkness. Amnesia: Design Works delves deep into the writing, design and art of the Amnesia series. From Castle Brennenburg down into the darkest Bunker. Amnesia: Design Works chronicles the development of all four games in the Amnesia series; Amnesia: The Da
28 May 2024Developer post
Frictional Games Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition
Passwords, puzzles, hidden clues… In true Bunker fashion there is one goal in an escape room - get out. We're thrilled to announce the Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition , where creativity meets strategy, and innovation intertwines with mystery. This is your chance to s
26 Apr 2024Developer post
Announcing two new Frictional Games bundles!
We just launched TWO new Frictional Games bundles on Steam! These are curated for you who would like to explore more of the same themes - without having to buy all games at once. Two bundles with focus on Frictional's most favorite things - stories and horror . Frictional Surviva
We just launched TWO new Frictional Games bundles on Steam!
These are curated for you who would like to explore more of the same themes - without having to buy all games at once. Two bundles with focus on Frictional's most favorite things - stories and horror.
Frictional Survival Horror Collection:
A collection of the most Survival Horror heavy Frictional Games titles. Put your brave face on and embrace terror.
Bundle includes:

Penumbra Collectors Pack
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Bunker
Frictional Story-Rich Collection
A selected collection for you who enjoy tales of psychological horror and existential dread.
Bundle includes:

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
SOMA
Amnesia: Rebirth
Buy these bundles and get an extra 15% off!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41033/Frictional_Survival_Horror_Collection/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41032/Frictional_Story_Rich_Collection/
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22 Apr 2024Developer post
Frictional Collection at 60% discount this week!
As a big THANK YOU to our loyal fans you can now complete your Frictional Collection at a super low price! 🩵 This week only, the Frictional Collection is down to 60% off - this means that if you own ANY or no game of ours, the rest is more than half off! ⏰ Frictional Collection
15 Jan 2024Developer post
Record discount on Amnesia: The Bunker and A Machine For Pigs!
Happy new year everyone! We’re kicking off 2024 with a record discount on Amnesia: The Bunker! For one week only you can grab the game at a 35% discount. We just launched the Accessibility patch with a bunch of new features, as well as the recent Halloween Update which introduced
06 Jun 2023PCGamesN
Snag a free horror game to celebrate Amnesia The Bunker's launch
With Amnesia The Bunker finally out in the world, horror game fans will be happy to hear that a previous entry in the series is now available for free. You'll have to be quick though, as while it is part of the Amnesia The Bunker celebrations, the game is only available for a lim
06 Jun 2023GamingOnLinux
Claim a free copy of Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs on GOG
To celebrate the release of the new Amnesia: The Bunker, GOG are giving away free copies of Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs. Read the full article here:
23 May 2023Developer post
Amnesia: The Bunker Demo out now!
Amnesia: The Bunker DEMO is available Today! Trapped in a WW1 bunker, a relentless monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on. Full game launches on June 6 - wishlist now!
05 Jan 2023Developer post
Amnesia: The Bunker prep - Frictional Games Fan Jam 2023!
In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Amnesia The Bunker we are hosting a Frictional Games Fan Jam! We all know them, we all love them - the Grunt, Terry Akers, The Pigs, the Wraiths. The theme for this year’s Fan Jam is Frictional Games Monsters. Submit your most haunting cr
01 Dec 2022Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Amnesia returns in 2023 with new WWI sandbox horror
The Amnesia series is returning in 2023 with another instalment in the long-running indie horror series, plonking us down in the already horrendous environments of World War I. With Amnesia: The Bunker , devs Frictional Games are also dialling down the scripted sequences in favou
30 Mar 2021Developer post
Amnesia: Rebirth - Adventure Mode Out Now!
The free Adventure Mode update for Amnesia: Rebirth is out now! This new mode allows players to experience the game with reduced scares, where you don’t have to worry about darkness nor monsters attacking you. Continue reading and check out our Dev diary for more info: When we re
The free Adventure Mode update for Amnesia: Rebirth is out now!
This new mode allows players to experience the game with reduced scares, where you don’t have to worry about darkness nor monsters attacking you. Continue reading and check out our Dev diary for more info:
https://youtu.be/OlOyhsoUE9s
https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/Amnesia_Rebirth/
When we released “Safe mode” for SOMA some years ago we didn’t really know how it would be received or if it would make a difference at all to the players out there. Today we know that it was well worth the effort and that the mode allowed a whole new audience to experience the game. We got a lot of player feedback from people appreciating SOMA’s safe mode, and nearly every single interview leading up to the release of Amnesia: Rebirth contained the question “Will it come with a safe mode?”. This indicates to us that the mode has had an important influence on SOMA’s reception. Now, we’ve created something very similar for Rebirth.
Safe mode allowed players to take in SOMA’s narrative, atmosphere, story and theme, without having to worry about monsters attacking them. And even though Amnesia: Rebirth has a foundation in the same kind of horror that once made Amnesia: The Dark Descent so successful, the game shares many characteristics with SOMA.
With Adventure Mode we hope that new players, that have a hard time handling horror as a genre, will get to experience Tasi’s story. That they will get to immerse themselves in the character and the unforgiving environments of Rebirth, as they fight for survival for themselves and those closest to them.
Playing the game in Adventure Mode still contains the same serious themes and story - and the atmosphere can still be quite unnerving at times - but the experience is going to be much less of a horror experience and more one of an epic adventure.
Here’s a summary of the features that comes with the new Adventure Mode:

Monsters still exist in the game but they won’t attack you anymore.
Locations that contained pitch black darkness have been brightened up a lot, making environments possible to explore at one’s own pace, allowing for easier navigation and removes some of the oppressive atmosphere.
No active fear mechanic, meaning that you don’t have to worry about taking fear from being in darker areas or near monsters.
A few bonus puzzles.
For those of you who still want the horror experience, the Original mode is still available to you, but we hope that this new mode will be a nice alternative for others.
We are celebrating the release with a 40% discount on Amnesia: Rebirth, and 80% off on all our other games!
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26 Feb 2021Developer post
Launching Amnesia Re-collection bundle (including Amnesia: Rebirth)
Amnesia Re-collection bundle We’re happy to announce that we’ve just launched our brand new Amnesia Re-collection bundle! It allows you to purchase any Amnesia titles that you don't currently own (including Amnesia: Rebirth ) at a 20% discount. Amnesia: Rebirth added to the Frict
16 Oct 2020Eurogamer
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Kingdom New Lands currently free on the Epic Store
If you're looking for a bit of spookiness as the nights draw in and Halloween approaches, developer The Chinese Room's Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is currently free on the Epic Store; and if you're not looking for a bit of spookiness, well, there's some good news on that front to
16 Oct 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs is free on Epic right now
Tis the season to be spooky, so you might fancy grabbing a free copy of Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs from Epic to keep you quivering until Amnesia: Rebirth launches next week. Piggy-wigs was quite different for an Amnesia follow-up, having been made by Everybody’s Gone To The Rapt
08 Oct 2020PCGamesN
This week's free games from Epic include a perfect spooky game for October
October 15, 2020 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Kingdom: New Lands are now available to claim from the Epic Games Store. It's another Thursday, and that means it's time for another round of free PC games from the Epic Games Store. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Abzu are gone, but a
23 Sep 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is now open source
In the run-up to the release of Amnesia: Rebirth , Frictional Games are continuing to show love to their first Amnesia game for its tenth anniversary. Paying tribute to the modding community that’s played no small part in Amnesia’s longevity, Frictional have now released the sour
06 Mar 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Amnesia: Rebirth will continue Frictional's fine horror series in autumn
After a stretch of teasing and ARG puzzling , Soma developers Frictional Games today announced their next game, Amnesia: Rebirth. This autumn they’ll return to the first-person horror series that made their name with a new protagonist, a new setting, and new awfulness. Have a pee
14 Aug 2018Eurogamer
Sumo buys Everybody's Gone to the Rapture studio The Chinese Room
Sumo has bought The Chinese Room. The Crackdown 3 developer said it had acquired The Chinese Room, the studio behind Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Dear Esther, from founders Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry. Brighton-based Pinchbeck is on board as creative director of The Ch
09 Mar 2018Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Boo! Both Amnesia games are free right now on Steam
If you have not bought the Amnesia first-person spookers intentionally, inadvertently acquired them in an old bundle you don’t really remember buying, nor grabbed them when they were free in January good news: both Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs are fre
25 Jan 2018Eurogamer
Amnesia: The Dark Descent and A Machine for Pigs are currently free on PC
Those with a love of the macabre and a steely constitution are in for a treat; Amnesia: The Dark Descent and its follow-up A Machine for Pigs are currently free on the Humble Store. Developed by Frictional Games (the studio responsible for the terrifying SOMA ), Amnesia: The Dark

Updates & announcements

We just launched TWO new Frictional Games bundles on Steam!

Happy new year everyone!

The free Adventure Mode update for Amnesia: Rebirth is out now!

Here’s a summary of the features that comes with the new Adventure Mode:

Amnesia Re-collection bundle

Amnesia: Rebirth added to the Frictional Collection Bundle