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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Amnesia
Amnesia: The Dark Descent	2010
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs	2013
Amnesia: Rebirth	2020
Amnesia: The Bunker	2023

Key points

Various custom campaigns and modifications are available

Will not run on various Intel and AMD integrated cards

General information

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Frictional Forums

Unofficial Wiki

Steam Users' Forums

Steam Community Discussions

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

How to have better texture rendering in Amnesia

AMD+Intel HD Laptop OpenGL Troubleshooting Guide

Availability

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Essential improvements

POM and Shadow Distorting

To enable Parallax Occlusion Mapping and Shadow Distorting with eye-vector clamping do the following:

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/57300/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/57300/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Amnesia - launcher general settings.jpg

General settings.

File:Amnesia - launcher graphic settings.jpg

Graphics settings.

File:Amnesia - launcher advanced settings.jpg

Advanced graphics settings.

Ingame graphics settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

Ingame input settings.

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Audio settings

Ingame audio settings.

Ingame game and audio settings.

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Surround sound

Game is using old implementation of a sound system which limits output only to stereo.

Instructions

Issues fixed

Frictional Games has put together a troubleshooting guide for Amnesia: The Dark Descent

"Failed to load menu config file" error

Instructions

Adjusting in game gamma does nothing

Instructions

Walking on the Ceiling

Instructions

Lamp lights through walls

Instructions

System requirements

Drivers should be from NVIDIA/ATI to ensure proper functionality.

Caution when using an older or low cost CPU, such as Intel Celeron or AMD Sempron, their performance might not match this requirement.

Graphic cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 will not be able to run the game at all. Laptops that contain integrated graphics cards generally do not support OpenGL 3.0.

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Radeon X1000/Nvidia GeForce 6 (Integrated Intel Graphics not supported)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8 or Newer
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 (Integrated Intel Graphics not supported)

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Popular 2010 Distribution or Newer
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Radeon X1000/GF 6 (Integrated Intel Graphics not supported)

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/57300/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (57300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/57300/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (57300) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/57300/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (57300) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 ==Game data==
+===Configuration file(s) location===
+{{Game data|
+{{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Amnesia}}
+{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/}}
+}}
+===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Amnesia}}
@@ Line 167: / Line 175: @@
 # Download [http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html OpenAL Soft] ([http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/7-openal-soft/ PCGamingWiki mirror]).
 # Extract archive, navigate to <code>Win32</code> folder from this archive.
-# Locate file <code>soft_oal.dll</code> and copy it to the game folder (<code>..\Steam\steamapps\common\Amnesia The Dark Descent\</code> for example).
+# Locate file <code>soft_oal.dll</code> and copy it to the installation folder.
 # Launch game launcher and navigate to the Sound options tab.
 # There should be new <code>Unsuported</code> device. Select it and launch the game.

Developers
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	Frictional Games
Engines
	HPL2
Release dates
Windows	September 8, 2010
macOS (OS X)	September 8, 2010
Linux	September 8, 2010