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Frictional Games

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Frictional Games is a small games developer located in the south of Sweden. They're best known titles are the adventure horror titles, Penumbra and Amnesia.

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Dec 29 2015 Feature 34 comments

The time has come, announcing the best Indie Games of 2015 as selected by you.

Editors Choice - Indie of the Year 2015

Dec 22 2015 Feature 25 comments

We played many games in 2015, here are our editors choice picks, that brought us joy and deserve recognition.

Desura's 7 Days of Horror Sale - Day Five

Nov 2 2013 News 6 comments

Frictional Games and Desura have combined forces to scare the pants off you!

Tut #5: Scripting a key.

May 23 2013 Energized Games Client Side Coding

In this tutorial, I teach you how to correctly script a key to work in Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Tut #4: Windows, Billboards, and a bit of decorating

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In this tutorial, I teach you how to set up a decent looking window, and we decorate our room a little.

Indie of the Year 2012

Dec 25 2012 Feature 23 comments

Ho ho ho Merry Christmas and merry Indie of the Year!

IOTY Players Choice Upcoming 2012

Dec 22 2012 Feature 39 comments

Ladies and Germs these are your top 5 upcoming Indie games for 2012.

How to get started making an Amnesia Level

Oct 31 2012 Energized Games Starting a mod 4 comments

In this tutorial, I show you how to begin making a level, by downloading the tools, and some basic level editor things.

Halloween sale, 75% off!

Oct 26 2012 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 4 comments

Super duper mega creepy Amnesia: The Dark Descent is 75% off in honor of the scare fest known as Halloween.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent 75% Off!

Apr 16 2012 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 40 comments

Amnesia is the most popular game (in terms of activity) on Desura & ModDB at the moment. 75% off to celebrate! Offer ends in three days.

IOTY Players Choice - Indie of the Year

Dec 25 2011 Feature 42 comments

Ho ho ho Merry Christmas and merry Indie of the Year!

Desura's Spook Spectacular

Oct 31 2011 News 2 comments

Halloween has come and gone, but it is never too late to put the scariest game we know on sale...

CUSTOM STORY COMPETITION: AND THE WINNERS ARE…

Aug 30 2011 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 15 comments

Last week we closed the polls on our modest Custom Story competition. Over the last few months, fans have been able to vote for their favorite Custom...

Paradox Catalogue on sale now!

Jul 25 2011 News 9 comments

The annual Paradox Catalogue sale has rolled around once more for 2011!

Custom Story Competition

Jul 7 2011 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 16 comments

Check out custom stories for Amnesia and vote on the best for a chance to win a t-shirt!

2011 Independent Games Festival announces main competition finalists!

Jan 5 2011 News 10 comments

The Independent Games Festival (IGF) has announced the Main Competition finalists for the thirteenth annual presentation of its awards, celebrating the...

Players Choice - Indie of the Year

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Editors Choice - Best Singleplayer Indie

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent released!

Sep 8 2010 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 4 comments

The stars have a aligned and Amnesia has been released upon the world!

Sewer trailer and two new screens

Sep 6 2010 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 4 comments

Today we are revealing the last gameplay trailer before the release on the 8th of September. Enjoy the dark, damp sewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Demo release!

Sep 3 2010 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 13 comments

Today Frictional Games, the makers of the Penumbra series, has released a demo for their upcoming first person survival horror “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”...