The first thing he finds is a note to himself, which informs him that he has been deliberately self-inflicted with amnesia so that he can make a dark descent into the heart of the castle and kill the proprietor, Baron Alexander. It's a Spiritual Successor to their previous Penumbra series of games, sharing many elements of gameplay and storytelling with them.ĭaniel, the playable Non-Action Guy, wakes up in the dark of an ancient creepy castle, Brennenburg, without memories. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a critically acclaimed survival horror with adventure game elements from the Swedish indie studio Frictional Games.