Passwords, puzzles, hidden clues… In true Bunker fashion there is one goal in an escape room - get out.

We're thrilled to announce the Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition, where creativity meets strategy, and innovation intertwines with mystery.

This is your chance to showcase your ingenuity, puzzle-solving prowess, and narrative flair by designing an escape room experience that captivates and thrills players.

Join us over the summer for an event focused on HPL modding! You’re welcome to participate alone or in a small team (up to 4 people). For peer support, head on over to our Discord server.

The winner(s) will receive A3-sized posters and a secret prize

The winners will also receive Steam-keys to any Frictional game of their choice.

This Frictional Fan Jam is specifically for HPL modding. You are free to use HPL2 and HPL3, or even HPL1 if you’re brave enough.

Duration: May 28th until August 28th
Theme: Escape Room
Medium: HPL engine modding
Submission: Submission link

More info here: Frictional Games Website


If you haven’t played Amnesia: The Bunker yet, now is the perfect time! The game is on sale at a record low 50% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

These are curated for you who would like to explore more of the same themes - without having to buy all games at once. Two bundles with focus on Frictional's most favorite things - stories and horror.

Frictional Survival Horror Collection:
A collection of the most Survival Horror heavy Frictional Games titles. Put your brave face on and embrace terror.

Bundle includes:

• Penumbra Collectors Pack
  
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  
• Amnesia: The Bunker

Frictional Story-Rich Collection
A selected collection for you who enjoy tales of psychological horror and existential dread.

Bundle includes:

• Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
  
• SOMA
  
• Amnesia: Rebirth

Buy these bundles and get an extra 15% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41033/Frictional_Survival_Horror_Collection/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41032/Frictional_Story_Rich_Collection/

As a big THANK YOU to our loyal fans you can now complete your Frictional Collection at a super low price! 🩵

This week only, the Frictional Collection is down to 60% off - this means that if you own ANY or no game of ours, the rest is more than half off! ⏰

Frictional Collection includes:
Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: Rebirth
SOMA
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Penumbra Collectors Pack

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6817/Frictional_Collection/

We’re kicking off 2024 with a record discount on Amnesia: The Bunker!

For one week only you can grab the game at a 35% discount.

We just launched the Accessibility patch with a bunch of new features, as well as the recent Halloween Update which introduced whole new ways to experience the Bunker.

If you're hungry for more we also have Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs at 90% off!

There hasn’t been a better time to strap in for some good ole’ horror madness.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

Amnesia: The Bunker DEMO is available Today!

Trapped in a WW1 bunker, a relentless monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Full game launches on June 6 - wishlist now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

In anticipation of the upcoming launch of Amnesia The Bunker we are hosting a Frictional Games Fan Jam!

We all know them, we all love them - the Grunt, Terry Akers, The Pigs, the Wraiths. The theme for this year’s Fan Jam is Frictional Games Monsters.

Submit your most haunting creations for a chance to win Amnesia: The Bunker A3 posters and Amnesia: The Bunker Game Keys at launch.

Duration: 5th of January until 26th of January
Theme: Frictional Games Monsters
Medium of your choice - video essay, 2D/3D art, music, mods, short stories, sky’s the limit!

You can submit your creation by posting an image/video or a link to your work in the following channels:

On Twitter and Instagram – you should tag @frictionalgames and mark the submission with #FrictionalFanJam
On Discord – you can share the project in the #2023_winter_jam channel.

If you don’t have a social media account, please send your submission to team@frictionalgames.com with the title “Frictional Monster Jam 2023”

The jury of Frictional Games employees and the Discord moderator team will pick the winner(s) of the jam.

More info here: https://frictionalgames.com/2023-01-frictional-monster-fan-jam-2023/

Amnesia: The Bunker is launching March 2023 - To know more, check out the Steam store page and WISHLIST today!

This new mode allows players to experience the game with reduced scares, where you don’t have to worry about darkness nor monsters attacking you. Continue reading and check out our Dev diary for more info:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/Amnesia_Rebirth/
When we released “Safe mode” for SOMA some years ago we didn’t really know how it would be received or if it would make a difference at all to the players out there. Today we know that it was well worth the effort and that the mode allowed a whole new audience to experience the game. We got a lot of player feedback from people appreciating SOMA’s safe mode, and nearly every single interview leading up to the release of Amnesia: Rebirth contained the question “Will it come with a safe mode?”. This indicates to us that the mode has had an important influence on SOMA’s reception. Now, we’ve created something very similar for Rebirth.

Safe mode allowed players to take in SOMA’s narrative, atmosphere, story and theme, without having to worry about monsters attacking them. And even though Amnesia: Rebirth has a foundation in the same kind of horror that once made Amnesia: The Dark Descent so successful, the game shares many characteristics with SOMA.

With Adventure Mode we hope that new players, that have a hard time handling horror as a genre, will get to experience Tasi’s story. That they will get to immerse themselves in the character and the unforgiving environments of Rebirth, as they fight for survival for themselves and those closest to them.



Playing the game in Adventure Mode still contains the same serious themes and story - and the atmosphere can still be quite unnerving at times - but the experience is going to be much less of a horror experience and more one of an epic adventure.

• Monsters still exist in the game but they won’t attack you anymore.
  
• Locations that contained pitch black darkness have been brightened up a lot, making environments possible to explore at one’s own pace, allowing for easier navigation and removes some of the oppressive atmosphere.
  
• No active fear mechanic, meaning that you don’t have to worry about taking fear from being in darker areas or near monsters.
  
• A few bonus puzzles.

For those of you who still want the horror experience, the Original mode is still available to you, but we hope that this new mode will be a nice alternative for others.

We are celebrating the release with a 40% discount on Amnesia: Rebirth, and 80% off on all our other games!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve just launched our brand new Amnesia Re-collection bundle! It allows you to purchase any Amnesia titles that you don't currently own (including Amnesia: Rebirth) at a 20% discount.



We also want to highlight that if you are interested in getting all of our games we’ve just added Amnesia: Rebirth to our Frictional Collection bundle. Through that bundle you can, at a 25% discount, complete your collection of Frictional games. The bundle includes titles such as SOMA, Penumbra, and all of the Amnesia games.

It's worth pointing out that when purchasing games through a bundle you only pay for the products that you do not yet own on Steam.

Cheers,
Frictional Games

Blog posts are being written at the speed of light at Frictional Games! Check all the latest ones at frictionalgames.blogspot.com

We hope they will give you an insight when it comes to our thoughts on narrative, gameplay and design.

Blog posts are being written at the speed of light at Frictional Games! Check all the latest ones at frictionalgames.blogspot.com

We hope they will give you an insight when it comes to our thoughts on narrative, gameplay and design.