AMNESIA: DESIGN WORKS Announcement[Press Release]
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
No other game series has exemplified H.P. Lovecraft's animating maxim, written nearly a century ago, than the Amnesia franchise.
Conceived in the middle of Penumbra: Black Plague's development and fine-honed over three years of dedicated work, Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent sent shockwaves among horror fans and the games industry at large when it was released in 2010. Through a combination of tense psychological storytelling, tactile moment-to-moment gameplay, and emphasis on survival and stealth over blunt force and aggression, The Dark Descent quickly grew into a defining work in the canon of horror games, spawning three sequels to date and auguring the arrival of countless spiritual successors, in the form of Outlast and Alien: Isolation, among others.
The story of Amnesia: The Dark Descent's development, and that of its sequels – Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Amnesia: Rebirth, and Amnesia: The Bunker – has never before been collected in one place; either scattered to the four winds or sequestered to the darkest, cobweb-laden corners of living memory. Until now.
Featuring anecdotes and insights gathered from interviews with key franchise figures – including Frictional Games co-founder Thomas Grip, Fredrik Olsson, Dan Pinchbeck, Jessica Curry, Rasmus Gunnarsson, Mikko Tarmia, and more – Amnesia: Design Works descends into the catacomb-like vaults of the series' creation. Exciting new secrets and behind-the-scenes concept art are unearthed and compiled into a four-volume tome of game development history and knowledge that is equal parts fascinating, frightening, and phenomenal.
Brace yourself. Caveat lector. The only way out is through.
vailable exclusively for the duration of the campaign, our Deluxe Edition is rich with collectible items for fans to uncover. Housed in a black slipcase with foiled detailing is the hardback book which comes with a charcoal-coloured cover – cut flush to expose the book's raw greyboard – and black edge-printing.
Alongside the luxurious slipcase, the Deluxe Edition comes with a plethora of lovingly crafted Amnesia ephemera: eight art postcards printed with concept art and sketches, six replica notes from The Bunker, four embossed bookmarks, a large-scale folded print, and an embroidered patch.
The first 500 Deluxe Editions will come with a bookplate signed by creative director and studio co-founder Thomas Grip and creative lead Fredrik Olsson.
Standard Edition
Our Standard Edition for Amnesia: Design Works hits all the same quality of writing and design as our Deluxe Edition but is our sleeker, yet never simple, option. Cut to the core of the experience!📕
Deluxe Edition Extras
The slipcase for Amnesia: Design Works tucks your precious book away from harm. After all, it's got no weapons to defend itself with...
Show your shelf off with Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition's raw greyboard-style presentation box, decorated with an black foiled logo.
Delve further into darkness. There's four black-and-white A6 sketch postcards on kraft flecked grey paper and four full colour A6 art print postcards featuring concept art from each Amnesia game in the Design Works Deluxe Edition.
We're all mad here. Find six replicas of in-game sketches from The Bunker slipped inside your Deluxe Edition of Amnesia: Design Works, featuring quotes that chart the soldiers' descent... beyond us.
There's four embossed and foiled bookmarks, one for each Amnesia game, waiting for you in the Deluxe Edition of Amnesia: Design Works
The embroidered patch that comes with the Deluxe Edition of Amnesia: Design Works helps distinguish friends from flesh.
Get a closer look at the iconic Man Pigs from A Machine for Pigs in this evocative piece of concept art, printed on kraft flecked grey paper with silver and black ink that comes with the Deluxe Edition of Amnesia: Design Works.
