Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Buy70%

Mixed · 12k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

The Chinese Room · Horror · Sep 10, 2013

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
7
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 198 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 132 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
198 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes the game took out a lot of the gameplay mechanics of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, but what it lacks in gameplay it more than makes up for in narrative.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They do a really good job creating tension and atmosphere with ambiance and sound effects.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics for AMFP is well done, the atmosphere is really nice, and The Chinese Room nailed it in this regard.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For example, while the game might be overall easier, the difficulty curve ends up being a lot smoother and more consistent compared to the first game.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Otherwise, the game ran fine on both the native Linux build and Proton GE.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story198 reviews
Audio75 reviews
Graphics36 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
0% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
68% still recommend
Crashes
32% still recommend
Interface
58% still recommend
Performance
48% still recommend
Optimization
17% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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