Horror Amnesia The Bunker spooked critics and earned comparisons to
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Horror Amnesia: The Bunker spooked critics and earned comparisons to Alien: Isolation

The psychological horror Amnesia: The Bunker from the Swedish studio Frictional Games (SOMA) will scare players tomorrow, and Western journalists have decided to warn potential buyers what to prepare for.

    Image Credit: Frictional Games

Image Credit: Frictional Games

On the aggregator’s website metacritical Amnesia: The Bunker has over 25 reviews with an average rating of 78% (PC). The original Amnesia: The Dark Descent received 85% from the critics at the time, while Amnesia: Rebirth received 78%.

Amnesia: The Bunker is set in a World War I bunker, where the amnesiac French soldier Henri Clement finds himself with a revolver, a flashlight and an ever-present monster out hunting him.

    Critics agree that Amnesia: The Bunker is a very scary game.

Critics agree that Amnesia: The Bunker is a very scary game.

Reviewers praise Amnesia: The Bunker for its tense, non-screamer atmosphere, constant dread of an unpredictable monster (see Alien: Isolation), freedom of play, polished game mechanics, and high replay potential.

The shortcomings of the project were identified as evanescence, a weaker storyline compared to previous Frictional games, a small number of innovations and sometimes uncomfortable controls. Some also lacked the automatic save system.

    Post-launch, two difficulty levels will be introduced to the game alongside three at launch – specifically Hardcore and Custom

Post-launch, two difficulty levels will be introduced to the game alongside three at launch – specifically Hardcore and Custom

In a review for 3DNews, Denis Shchennikov called Amnesia: The Bunker a successful fusion of horror, adventure and “Immersive Sim”as well as the return “at a time when well-designed gameplay was a big part of the overall experience”.

Amnesia: The Bunker Coming to PC June 6th (steam, GOG, EGS), PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S and Game Pass. A free demo is available for the most impatient in Valve service.