Collection: Publisher: Frictional

Frictional Games is a Swedish indie studio renowned for redefining first-person horror through atmosphere, physics-driven interaction, and psychological storytelling. Their titles emphasize tension over combat, immersing players in terrifying worlds where survival depends on stealth, exploration, and keeping your sanity intact. Some standout PC releases include:

• Penumbra: Overture

• Penumbra: Black Plague

• Amnesia: The Dark Descent

• SOMA

• Amnesia: Rebirth 😱

• Amnesia: The Bunker

Frictional first gained recognition with the Penumbra trilogy, which introduced their signature physics-based gameplay—allowing players to open doors, drag objects, and solve puzzles in tactile ways that heightened immersion. The eerie isolation and relentless enemies laid the groundwork for their future classics.

Their breakout hit, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, became one of the most influential horror games of all time. Its sanity system, helpless protagonist, and expertly crafted sound design made it a viral sensation, inspiring countless YouTube reaction videos and pushing the entire genre toward non-combat psychological horror.

Frictional continued evolving with SOMA, a deeply philosophical sci-fi horror experience exploring identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. More recently, titles like Amnesia: Rebirth and Amnesia: The Bunker demonstrate the studio’s ongoing commitment to narrative innovation and immersive fear, proving they remain one of horror’s most creative forces. 👻