Amnesia: The Dark Descent

by Frictional Games

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment95

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

Quick Stats

Reviews

20,795en

35,327 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Sep 8, 2010

Price

$19.99

Velocity

3.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈1.3M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$26.0M

Based on 35,327 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,043 post-launch reviews

82%895 rev

<2h

84%567 rev

2-10h

94%4,517 rev

10-50h

98%3,636 rev

50-200h

99%352 rev

200h+

99%76 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+15pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 13 similar games in the Action genre released in 2010.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 17%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 33%

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