As he journeys further within the bowels of the Prussian estate, Daniel comes across his own diary entries, hinting at otherworldly influences, particularly the dangerous living 'Shadow' that pursues him for something he did in his past, killing everyone it comes across. The first thing he finds is a note to himself, which informs him that he has been deliberately self-inflicted with amnesia so that he can make a dark descent into the heart of the castle and kill the proprietor, Baron Alexander. It's a Spiritual Successor to their previous Penumbra series of games, sharing many elements of gameplay and storytelling with them.ĭaniel, the playable Non-Action Guy, wakes up in the dark of an ancient creepy castle, Brennenburg, without memories. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a critically acclaimed survival horror with adventure game elements from the Swedish indie studio Frictional Games.
