Amnesia: The Bunker prep - Frictional Games Fan Jam 2023!
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 the latest installation in the Amnesia franchise, a first-person horror game set in a desolate WW1 Bunker.
Face the oppressing terrors stalking the dark corridors. Search for and use the tools and weapons at your disposal, while keeping the lights on at all costs. Overcome fear, persevere, and make your way out alive.
The holidays are just around the corner, and what better way to get in the mood than with a Frictional Games Fan Jam?
It’s been way too long - many have been holding out since before the launch of Amnesia: Rebirth. For some of you this might even be the first Frictional Fan Jam, and we're thrilled to have you!
Grab a hold of your favorite art utensils because this time around we want to see what you can come up with - as in seeing your visual art based on anything Frictional Games related - Holiday themed!
Duration: 29th of November until 19th of December Theme: Holiday Medium: Arts and Crafts
You can submit your creation through either by posting an image and/or a link to your work in the following channels:
On Twitter and Instagram – you should tag @frictionalgames and tag the submission with #FrictionalFanJam On Discord – you can share the project in the #2021_Holiday_jam channel. If you don’t have a social media account, please send your submission to team@frictionalgames.com with the title “Frictional Holiday Jam”
The winner(s) will receive A4-sized posters from SOMA or Amnesia: The Dark Descent sent to their home address.
The winners will also receive Steam-keys to a Frictional game of their choice – if you already own the full collection then this is the perfect holiday gift!
More info here: https://frictionalgames.com/2021-11-frictional-fan-jam-holiday-2021/
Best Wishes,
Frictional Team
Simplified Chinese now available for Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA!
Dear Chinese players,
We love and value our Chinese-speaking fans and constantly strive to make our games more accessible – therefore we are happy to announce that Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA are now available to play with Simplified Chinese subtitles and interface.
With the help from passionate friends at Testronic the latest update of Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA now includes the option to play through the entire games in Simplified Chinese.
To change language setting:
Enter the main menu
Press “OPTIONS”
Press “GAME”
Scroll on the “Language” bar until you reach your desired language
If you run into any problems, contact our support.
To celebrate this occasion, we’re throwing a big sale on the entire Frictional Games library here on Steam!
So, if you or anyone you know has been holding off on playing these mind-boggling games because they have been waiting for a Chinese translation or sale – now is the time!
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Thank you and have a great time playing Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA
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:
[previewyoutube="OlOyhsoUE9s;full"]https://youtu.be/OlOyhsoUE9s[/previewyoutube] 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.
Here’s a summary of the features that comes with the new Adventure Mode:
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’re delighted to announce that SOMA has sold more than 1 million copies on PC
And quite a lot more if you combine it with sales on PS4 and XBOX One. We passed the milestone some time ago but we just haven’t gotten around to announcing it until now.
A big and heartfelt thank you to all our players!
For some more context, you can read our blog post here: https://frictionalgames.com/2021-03-amnesia-rebirth-five-months-later-and-soma-sells-1m-copies/
Amnesia: Rebirth added to the Frictional Collection
Amnesia: Rebirth now available at 25% discount in the Frictional Collection
We’ve just added our latest title Amnesia: Rebirth to our Frictional Collection bundle! This means that all of our games (or only the ones you don't yet own) can be purchased at a 25% discount through the bundle.
Launching Amnesia Re-collection bundle
We’re also 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.
If you are interested only in the Amnesia games, this is the bundle for you!
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
Lots of new blog posts!
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.
Story - What is it good for?
New blog post on stories creating context and why this is both crucial and beneficial when making engaging games.
