The Dark Descent

‘A Machine for Pigs’ and the Failure of Psychological Horror

‘A Machine for Pigs’ and the Failure of Psychological Horror

When a game removes a physical danger, its psychological danger has to be even more effective than before. If not, all horror is lost.
‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ and the Limits of Psychological Horror

‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ and the Limits of Psychological Horror

Amnesia: The Dark Descent experiments with the limits of psychological horror, but it can't find a way around them.