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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
The Chinese Room · published by Frictional Games · released Sep 10, 2013 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by The Chinese Room, published by Frictional Games
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your
Released Sep 10, 2013
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mixed · 69% positive of 7,292 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 20 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 25 | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | 38 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 47 | 14 |
| Feb 2026 | 35 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 25 | 14 |
| Apr 2026 | 39 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 27 | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 25 | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 26 | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 35 | 20 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 270k – 720k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $2.3M – $7.8M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 7,292 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 37–98 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Walking Simulator | 1 in 24 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Interactive Fiction | 1 in 19 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Mystery | 1 in 12 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
| Horror | 1 in 9 games |
| Story Rich | 1 in 6 games |
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