Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a Action, Adventure game from The Chinese Room with a 66% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- The Chinese Room
- Release year
- 2013
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $6.79
- Review signal
- 66% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista Processor: High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 Processor: High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OS X 10.7.5 – 10.15.0 Processor: High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
- Recommended
- OS: OS X 10.7.5 – 10.15.0 Processor: High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Major Linux Distribution from 2010. Processor: High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: Major Linux Distribution from 2012 Processor: High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. Storage: 5 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is worth a closer look if you want narrative adventure, strong atmosphere, psychological horror, and steampunk.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, psychological horror, steampunk, and narrative adventure.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness and unclear onboarding.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
psychological-horror
SettingThe fear comes through pressure, perception, or psychological unease.
steampunk
SettingA clockwork, brass, or Victorian-industrial flavor shows up around the game.
automation
Play styleThe fun is in making systems run by themselves.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
stealth
Play styleAvoiding detection is part of the intended rhythm.
Steam review snapshots
Barely a horror “game,” but a really good story if you’re into that Game gets hard carried by the atmosphere and the…[spoiler]At 1 point we draw the conclusion that the man on the phone is evil, yet we still act accordingly what he…There's no inventory, no access to even the limited amount of items – light sources, healing and sanity restoration – of the…The main problem is that many gameplay elements have been dumbed down, turning the game more into a walking simulator, than an…Why it fits
Best for players who want narrative adventure, strong atmosphere, psychological horror, and steampunk. Story and place drive the experience, with mood and presentation doing much of the work.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness or unclear onboarding.