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 showcase your ingenuity, puzzle-solving prowess, and narrative flair by designing an escape room experience that captivates and thrills players. Join us over the summer for an event focused on HPL modding! Youre welcome to participate alone or in a small team (up to 4 people). For peer support, head on over to our Discord server. The winner(s) will receive A3-sized posters and a secret prize The winners will also receive Steam-keys to any Frictional game of their choice. This Frictional Fan Jam is specifically for HPL modding. You are free to use HPL2 and HPL3, or even HPL1 if youre brave enough. Duration: May 28th until August 28th Theme: Escape Room Medium: HPL engine modding Submission: Submission link More info here: Frictional Games Website If you havent played Amnesia: The Bunker yet, now is the perfect time! The game is on sale at a record low 50% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

[ 2024-05-28 17:00:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

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/

[ 2024-04-26 17:00:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 includes: Amnesia: The Bunker Amnesia: Rebirth SOMA Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Amnesia: The Dark Descent Penumbra Collectors Pack https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6817/Frictional_Collection/

[ 2024-04-22 17:15:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy new year everyone!

Were 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 whole new ways to experience the Bunker. If you're hungry for more we also have Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs at 90% off! There hasnt been a better time to strap in for some good ole horror madness. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

[ 2024-01-15 18:08:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

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! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

[ 2023-05-23 11:00:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 years Fan Jam is Frictional Games Monsters. Submit your most haunting creations for a chance to win Amnesia: The Bunker A3 posters and Amnesia: The Bunker Game Keys at launch. Duration: 5th of January until 26th of January Theme: Frictional Games Monsters Medium of your choice - video essay, 2D/3D art, music, mods, short stories, skys the limit! You can submit your creation by posting an image/video or a link to your work in the following channels: On Twitter and Instagram you should tag @frictionalgames and mark the submission with #FrictionalFanJam On Discord you can share the project in the #2023_winter_jam channel. If you dont have a social media account, please send your submission to team@frictionalgames.com with the title Frictional Monster Jam 2023 The jury of Frictional Games employees and the Discord moderator team will pick the winner(s) of the jam. More info here: https://frictionalgames.com/2023-01-frictional-monster-fan-jam-2023/ Amnesia: The Bunker is launching March 2023 - To know more, check out the Steam store page and WISHLIST today! [previewyoutube=OxLSsDmtj-U;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2023-01-05 18:00:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

To celebrate the Announcement of Amnesia: The Bunker, were putting all our games on discount! SOMA, The Amnesia series and Penumbra series are all on sale now. Get ready for the terrors looming in the bunker by diving back into these classics. Amnesia: The Bunker is launching March 2023 - To know more, check out the Steam store page and WISHLIST today! [previewyoutube=OxLSsDmtj-U;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2022-12-05 18:00:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 dont have to worry about darkness nor monsters attacking you. Continue reading and check out our Dev diary for more info: [previewyoutube=OlOyhsoUE9s;full]https://youtu.be/OlOyhsoUE9s[/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/Amnesia_Rebirth/ When we released Safe mode for SOMA some years ago we didnt 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 SOMAs 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 SOMAs reception. Now, weve created something very similar for Rebirth. Safe mode allowed players to take in SOMAs 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 Tasis 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.

Heres a summary of the features that comes with the new Adventure Mode:

• Monsters still exist in the game but they wont attack you anymore.
• Locations that contained pitch black darkness have been brightened up a lot, making environments possible to explore at ones own pace, allowing for easier navigation and removes some of the oppressive atmosphere.
• No active fear mechanic, meaning that you dont 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!

[ 2021-03-30 17:02:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Amnesia Re-collection bundle

Were happy to announce that weve 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 Frictional Collection Bundle

We also want to highlight that if you are interested in getting all of our games weve just added Amnesia: Rebirth to our Frictional Collection bundle. Through that bundle you can, at a 25% discount, complete your collection of Frictional games. The bundle includes titles such as SOMA, Penumbra, and all of the Amnesia games. It's worth pointing out that when purchasing games through a bundle you only pay for the products that you do not yet own on Steam. Cheers, Frictional Games

[ 2021-02-26 15:56:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blog posts are being written at the speed of light at Frictional Games! Check all the latest ones at frictionalgames.blogspot.com We hope they will give you an insight when it comes to our thoughts on narrative, gameplay and design.

[ 2017-06-09 13:54:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blog posts are being written at the speed of light at Frictional Games! Check all the latest ones at frictionalgames.blogspot.com We hope they will give you an insight when it comes to our thoughts on narrative, gameplay and design.

[ 2017-06-09 13:51:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

New blog post on stories creating context and why this is both crucial and beneficial when making engaging games. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/05/story-what-is-it-good-for.html

[ 2017-05-09 07:37:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

New blog post on stories creating context and why this is both crucial and beneficial when making engaging games. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/05/story-what-is-it-good-for.html

[ 2017-05-09 07:37:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

New blog post! Reality is a fiction created by our brains, a mental model of the outside world. Knowing how this works is crucial to game development and these mental simulations has a huge effect on how a game feels and plays. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/mental-models.html

[ 2017-05-04 08:18:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

New blog post! Reality is a fiction created by our brains, a mental model of the outside world. Knowing how this works is crucial to game development and these mental simulations has a huge effect on how a game feels and plays. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/mental-models.html

[ 2017-05-04 08:12:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Playing a videogame can put you in a state where the borders between your self and the character gets blurry. This is one of the major differences that sets games apart from other mediums such as films and literature. When creating games, evoking this feeling of presence is worth trying to achieve. Latest blog post: http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/evoking-presence.html

[ 2017-04-27 11:45:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Playing a videogame can put you in a state where the borders between your self and the character gets blurry. This is one of the major differences that sets games apart from other mediums such as films and literature. When creating games, evoking this feeling of presence is worth trying to achieve. Latest blog post: http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/evoking-presence.html

[ 2017-04-27 11:45:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

We know there’s a lot of great things being made all the time, inspired by our games. We’d love to see more of it, and make it visible to all of the community! Share your creations with us on Facebook or Twitter (use the tag @frictionalgames) before Tuesday, April 18th. A very unbiased jury (the Frictional Games team) will pick four winners. And the prize? A brand new Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, courtesy of Tobii Gaming! https://tobiigaming.com/eye-tracker-4c/

[ 2017-04-13 10:56:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

We know theres a lot of great things being made all the time, inspired by our games. Wed love to see more of it, and make it visible to all of the community! Share your creations with us on Facebook or Twitter (use the tag @frictionalgames) before Tuesday, April 18th. A very unbiased jury (the Frictional Games team) will pick four winners. And the prize? A brand new Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, courtesy of Tobii Gaming! https://tobiigaming.com/eye-tracker-4c/

[ 2017-04-13 10:56:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blog post on combining narrative and gameplay, making a game even more immersive. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/resident-evil-and-power-of-narrative.html

[ 2017-04-13 08:12:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blog post on combining narrative and gameplay, making a game even more immersive. http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/04/resident-evil-and-power-of-narrative.html

[ 2017-04-13 08:12:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

A sneezing engineer was more than enough to keep the audience spellbound during the early days of film. But soon, filmmakers had to add the element of storytelling, in order to keep the viewers' attention. As a medium, videogames are getting along just fine by relying on fun gameplay. But is it time to disassemble games and start building them with a focus on storytelling, as well as gameplay? New blog post: http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/03/videogames-too-fun-for-their-own-good.html

[ 2017-03-30 12:16:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

A sneezing engineer was more than enough to keep the audience spellbound during the early days of film. But soon, filmmakers had to add the element of storytelling, in order to keep the viewers' attention. As a medium, videogames are getting along just fine by relying on fun gameplay. But is it time to disassemble games and start building them with a focus on storytelling, as well as gameplay? New blog post: http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/03/videogames-too-fun-for-their-own-good.html

[ 2017-03-30 12:16:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

How do you handle travel time in games, and how do you keep the players intrigued and content during these periods. How do make going from one place to another fun? And what's the difference in our expectations depending on the type of game we choose to play? Read our new blog post, where Thomas shares his thoughts on the subject. And let us know what you think in the comments! http://frictionalgames.blogspot.se/2017/03/traversal-and-problem-with-walking.html

[ 2017-03-21 12:57:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

To help you prepare yourself for the imminent release of SOMA, we have decided to have a sale with an 80% discount on all our previous games. Hurry and you’ll get Amnesia: The Dark Descent for free during the next 24 hours and the game will remain in your library forever. If you pre-order SOMA you’ll get a 10% discount and you’ll be able to preload the game starting tonight.

[ 2015-09-15 20:24:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Save 80% on Amnesia and Penumbra series during this week's Midweek Madness*!
Additionally, grab a completely free copy of Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam until Wednesday at 10AM Pacific time!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/

*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2015-09-15 17:15:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 66% on Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: Collection!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2014-05-28 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Steam Holiday Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Check back often to take advantage of our eight-hour Flash Sales. You can even help select what goes on sale with our Community's Choice Voting Sales.

In addition to Flash and Vote sales, more than a hundred games and apps will be featured as Daily Deals throughout the sale, with new deals popping up every 24 hours.

Today's Daily Deals include:

• Castle Crashers 80% off
  
• Borderlands 2 75% off
  
• Shadowrun Returns 55% off
  
• Reus 75% off
  
• Trine 2 90% off
  
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist 50% off
  
• Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs 50% off
  
• Arma 3 40% off
  
• Contagion 75% off
  

Participating in the 2013 Steam Holiday Sale will also earn customers exclusive Holiday Sale Trading Cards. Collect, trade, and craft 10 Holiday Snow Globe Cards that can only be earned during the sale. Every craft of a Holiday Sale badge will also generate a random item drop from 10 participating Free-To-Play games, featuring exclusive in-game items from Warframe, Path of Exile, Team Fortress 2, DOTA 2 and more. These items are both tradable and marketable.

Learn more about this year's Steam Holiday Sale features HERE.

The Steam Holiday Sale will run until 10AM PST, January 2nd. Complete information on Daily Deals, Flash Sales, Community Choice Voting and more can be found HERE.

[ 2013-12-23 18:05:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Steam Sale is here! Take advantage of huge savings on thousands of PC, Mac and Linux titles. Check back often to take advantage of our eight-hour Flash Sales.

Today's Daily Deals include:

• Borderlands 2 75% off
  
• Batman: Arkham City GOTY 17% off
  
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 75% off
  
• Shadowrun Returns 55% off
  
• Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs 50% off
  
• FORCED 50% off
  
• The Witcher 2 75% off
  
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist 50% off
  
• Total War: Rome II 50% off
  

Add games to your Steam Wishlist and be notified when a game from your Wishlist goes on sale, or shop for games using the Steam Mobile App, available for iOS and Android.

Be sure to check Steam every day to see new featured deals.

[ 2013-11-30 18:06:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is Now Available on Steam!

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horror game that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

A Machine for Pigs takes both the world of Amnesia and the technology of The Dark Descent to new heights of horror. The game features stunning visual and environment design, incredible music and audio effects and adapted artificial intelligence. These are all driven by a gut-wrenching, blood-curdling new story, set sixty years after the events of the original game.

[ 2013-09-10 07:02:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 20% off until launch day!

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horror game that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

A Machine for Pigs takes both the world of Amnesia and the technology of The Dark Descent to new heights of horror. The game features stunning visual and environment design, incredible music and audio effects and adapted artificial intelligence. These are all driven by a gut-wrenching, blood-curdling new story, set sixty years after the events of the original game.

[ 2013-08-16 14:40:00 CET ] [ Original post ]