Malmö, Sweden - February 1, 2023 - Get ready to face your fears and turn them into belief and hope with the latest installment of the popular horror video game series. Amnesia is back to hunt players with yet another title brimming with hair-raising horror. Frictional Games has set a launch date for Amnesia: The Bunker for May 16, 2023; the game is releasing on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
Set during World War 1, players take on the role of Henri Clement, a French soldier who is left behind by his battalion and finds himself trapped inside an abandoned military bunker. But he's not alone. A deadly creature stalks the corridors, hunting for its next meal.
As Henri, players must navigate the dark and twisted maze of the bunker, using all their skills and resources to outsmart and outrun the beast. But the creature is not the only obstacle Henri must face. The bunker is a labyrinth of twists and turns, filled with traps and other hazards that threaten to end the soldier's life at every turn.
Throughout the game, players will experience the intense psychological horror of Henri's situation and will learn about the character as he faces his fears and turns them into belief and hope. The game is a story of survival and the will to live, even in the direst of circumstances.
With its nail-biting gameplay, atmospheric design, and character-driven story, Amnesia: The Bunker is a must-play for fans of horror games. Mark your calendars for the release date of Amnesia: The Bunker on May 16, and prepare to experience an enormous and unnerving journey of survival.
The game features:
- Player choice, creating an emergent gameplay experience in a sandbox horror survival setting
- Unscripted environment, where objects, threats, and resources change with every playthrough
- Adaptive horrid threats, an ever-present gruesome creature that stalks the player
- Tactile immersion, all-new levels of interaction with the world through puzzle solving and tool handling
- Absorbing yet terrifying tale, experience hell on earth in a fictional appalling story
- Engrossing atmosphere and tension, enhanced lighting effects, and carefully designed sound effects for a real horror experience.
Expect to hear more news soon about Amnesia: The Bunker. In the meantime, you can browse through the game’s website and watch Frictional Games’ recently released video clips for The Bunker here. To keep up to date with everything from Frictional Games, follow the official channels on Twitter and Instagram.
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About Amnesia Games
Amnesia: The Dark Descent revolutionized the first-person horror experience when it launched in 2010 and kickstarted an entire genre of survival horror games. Amnesia: Rebirth launched in 2020, brought back the horrors of the franchise taking physics-based mechanics to a new level while building a deeper narrative experience. Amnesia: The Bunker will leap to new grounds, blending emergent gameplay, puzzle solving, and a near-open world for the first time in the franchise.
About Frictional Games
Frictional Games is a small independent game developer, known for horror themes and narrative experiences. The studio has developed the Penumbra Series, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA, and Amnesia: Rebirth. The studio has also published Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.
In a decade, Frictional Games has grown from a 3-person company to employing over 30 people, a third of whom are working from a central hub in Malmö, Sweden, and the rest scattered across Europe. Two new games are underway in a two-project model.