Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror adventure video game by Frictional Games, released in 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems, in 2016 for the PlayStation 4 platform and in 2018 for the Xbox One. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle called Brennenburg, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and unsettling events. The game was critically well-received, earning two awards from the Independent Games Festival and numerous positive reviews. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Addcox, J. Stephen. ““The Dark Descent”:: Amnesia’s Debt to Victorian Physiological Psychology.” Neo-Victorian Studies 8, no. 2 (2016): 57-83.
Clasen, Mathias, and Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen. “A consilient approach to horror video games: Challenges and opportunities.” Academic Quarter| Akademisk kvarter (2016): 137-152.
Lee, Charles. “Running scared: Fear and space in Amnesia: The Dark Descent.” Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds 13, no. 1 (2021): 93-112.
Research that includes this game in its sample
Hart, Adam Charles. “The Searching Camera.” Journal of Cinema and Media Studies 58, no. 4 (2019): 73-91.
Thon, Jan-Noël. “Playing with Fear: The Aesthetics of Horror in Recent Indie Games.” Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture 10, no. 1 (2019): 197-231.
Other games in the franchise
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2)
Amnesia: Rebirth (1)