Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
You stumble through the narrow corridors as the distant cry is heard.
It is getting closer.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent System Requirements
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Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Win Xp 32
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz / AMD Athlon MP 1900+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon 9250 or NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
  • System Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 3 GB Hard drive space
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  • OS: Win Xp 32
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz / AMD Sempron 2600+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
  • System Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 3 GB Hard drive space
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent requires at least a Radeon HD 5450 256MB or GeForce 9400 GT to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. 2 GB will also be needed to achieve the Amnesia: The Dark Descent rec specs and get 60FPS. Your GPU is expected to be able to deliver DirectX 9. We suggest a 13 year old PC to play smoothly.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent PC Release Date:

8 Sep 2010

Alternative Game Tags: amesia the dark descent, amnesia the dark descent, survival horror fps, penumbra, Lux Tenebras
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Can I run Amnesia: The Dark Descent at 60FPS on medium at 1080p?
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you could play it 30+fps medium settings

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Can i play this on 800x600?

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it is f**king creeeeeeepy

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Hey! I've played this game on my brothers machine. I heard it doesn't work on integrated graphics tho? Wanna play it again :(

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Oh well, Maxing it out.

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OMG the gameplay is so creepy that i was not able to sleep for 2 datys

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downright terrific and terrifying game, now if only I could get past the one Taz look alike zombie

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even my laptop can run it ( intelHD Graphics 3000)

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What settings and fps? Thanks in advance. :)

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max settings well 60 fps lol

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Will i run it? If yes, at low/medium/high?

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You may have a chance, if you decrease your resolution and at low, in 720p you should run it

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actualy i think you can play it at high/max settings at 1080p

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yep max settings ive had gts 250 and i maxed this game E5400 Pentium

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Will my pc be able to run this at a decent fps? thanks

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yes, put it on medium

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i can run it with all graphics max and SSAO turned off and i get about 25-40fps so you should be fine

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