AMNESIA: DESIGN WORKS

Toussaint Egan

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Conceived in the middle of Penumbra: Black Plague’s development and fine-honed over three years of dedicated work, Frictional Games’ Amnesia: The Dark Descent sent shockwaves among horror fans and the games industry at large when it was released in 2010. Through a combination of tense psychological storytelling, tactile moment-to-moment gameplay, and emphasis on survival and stealth over blunt force and aggression, The Dark Descent quickly grew into a defining work in the canon of horror games, spawning three sequels to date and auguring the arrival of countless spiritual successors, in the form of Outlast and Alien: Isolation, among others.

The story of Amnesia: The Dark Descent’s development, and that of its sequels – Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Amnesia: Rebirth, and Amnesia: The Bunker – has never before been collected in one place; either scattered to the four winds or sequestered to the darkest, cobweb-laden corners of living memory. Until now.

Featuring anecdotes and insights gathered from interviews with key franchise figures – including Frictional Games co-founder Thomas Grip, Fredrik Olsson, Dan Pinchbeck, Jessica Curry, Rasmus Gunnarsson, Mikko Tarmia, and more – Amnesia: Design Works descends into the catacomb-like vaults of the series’ creation. Exciting new secrets and behind-the-scenes concept art are unearthed and compiled into a four-volume tome of game development history and knowledge that is equal parts fascinating, frightening, and phenomenal.

Brace yourself. Caveat lector. The only way out is through.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
English	Hardcover	Standard Edition	TBD	2026	200
English	Hardcover	Deluxe Edition	TBD	2026	200

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Amnesia: Design Works

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