Frictional Games is a small games developer located in the south of Sweden, more specifically in the town of Helsingborg. We develop our own technology to power our games, so far we have released three titles - all part of the Penumbra Series.

 Frictional Games isn't really located in Helsingborg, two of us live here and the company is registered here, other than that it is very much a virtual company. Currently we are five people working full-time, all from our own homes, with the Internet as our "office". In addition we hire contractors to help out with specific tasks during production, such as audio, writing and graphics.

 Our own game engine goes under the name HPL and uses industry standard technologies such as OpenGL, OpenAL and Newton Game Dynamics. The engine is currently undergoing an extensive update and the new version is cleverly named HPL2. HPL2 is being used in our upcoming game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

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Engines
HPL1

HPL1

Updated 1 year ago Released May 12, 2010 with a gpl licence

Frictional Games' HPL1 engine used to create the Penumbra series.

HPL2

HPL2

Updated 2 weeks ago Released Sep 6, 2010 with a commercial licence

An extensively updated version of HPL1 engine. Uses industry standard technologies such as OpenGL, OpenAL and Newton Game Dynamics.

Games
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs

Updated 1 day ago Coming Q3 2012 Single Player Adventure

The year is 1899. Wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus has returned home from a disastrous expedition to Mexico, which has ended in tragedy. Wracked by...

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Updated 2 weeks ago Released Sep 5, 2010 Single Player Adventure

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

Energetic

Energetic Energetic

Updated 1 year ago Released Apr 18, 2005 Single Player Platformer

The Energetic project aims to enlighten and educate teenagers about the production and consumption of energy within our society. Rather than being an...

Penumbra: Black Plague

Penumbra: Black Plague Penumbra: Black Plague

Updated 8 months ago Released Feb 10, 2008 Single Player Adventure

Trapped in a shadowy, underground complex, intrepid explorer Philip continues the search he began in Penumbra: Overture, to discover the truth behind...

Penumbra: Overture

Penumbra: Overture Penumbra: Overture

Updated 3 months ago Released Feb 26, 2007 Single Player First Person Shooter

Penumbra is a first person horror adventure focusing on story, immersion and puzzle solving. Violence and combat is hardly an option - the player has...

Penumbra: Requiem

Penumbra: Requiem Penumbra: Requiem

Updated 8 months ago Released Aug 26, 2008 Single Player Adventure

In the puzzle oriented expansion Penumbra: Requiem long lost friends will return and aid Philip on his quest, but can they really be trusted? In the bizarre...

Comments
blake191919
blake191919 Mar 6 2012, 1:59am says:

I belive its caled Amnesia: a machine for pigs and the mesage under the name is Something is emerging

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ryushusupercat
ryushusupercat Feb 16 2012, 7:34pm says:

O3o
Nextfrictionalgame.com
A sequel to Amnesia, perhaps??? 8O

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Metallizzer
Metallizzer Oct 20 2011, 2:25pm says:

How to buy these games for Linux, in desura
Penumbra Black Plague, and Overture?

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Antc
Antc Oct 11 2011, 8:02am says:

I have one question, there are translates to spanish originals??, I put one but the game no run whit this, i dont know if is original . If there are any one please link me . For penumbra overture episode one .

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wolfbrother9393
wolfbrother9393 Jan 31 2011, 11:14am says:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent = The most compelling video game of 2010!

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Mkilbride
Mkilbride Oct 29 2010, 5:05pm says:

You guys...you frighten me. You make believe your worlds exist, that somewhere, Penumbra really happened, and that Amnesia is based off real world events in the 1800's.

You know what would drop everyones pants next? Create a game...outside...daylight...and somehow capture the fear you have in Amnesia. Not an easy task, not even sure if it's possible...but if you did, you'd claim the undisputed title of Masters of Fear in the gaming world.

I can just imagine a photo-realistic forest, gray, in the fall, so there are no leaves on the trees, and you can just see the shifting objects between the trees, the wind blowing, rustling leaves on the ground...

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thekolokolone
thekolokolone Dec 11 2010, 9:39am replied:

Are you dreamin bout somethin like blair witch project? :D

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Mkilbride
Mkilbride Apr 3 2011, 12:22am replied:

Nah, I mean something actually scary.

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MuteWitness
MuteWitness Sep 3 2011, 9:02am replied:

Best comment of the day. Hands down.

+1 vote     reply to comment
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