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Amnesia: Rebirth

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the PC’s best loved horror games, so this direct follow-up had enormous expectations to meet. Judging by the number of times our teammates heard our shouts at it, we’d say it succeeded. Navigating dark and cramped corridors with no way to directly combat the abominations pursuing you may not be as novel today as it was a decade ago, but it’s as terrifying as ever, and Rebirth takes the series to even more profoundly disturbing places. It makes The Dark  Descent look downright adorable in comparison.

Enter the darkness

It’s almost impossible to say anything specific about the plot, characters or locations without spoiling the expertly crafted story. Here are scratched the surface of the mythos and 2013’s gave us a glimpse below the skin, takes us all the way into its Eldritch heart.

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