16 years later, the best horror game of 2010 may be making a comeback. Frictional Games' Amnesia series has become a staple of the survival horror genre, with its most recent entry, 2023's Amnesia: The Bunker, attempting to revitalize its now influential formula. But it arguably hasn't topped its original outing in 2010, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and now a new version of the modern classic appears to be on the horizon.
A Frictional Games financial report appears to reveal plans to re-release Amnesia: The Dark Descent this year, as discovered by Reddit user CarlZzZoneNnn. "We also plan to release a new version of Amnesia: The Dark Descent in late 2026," the relevant bit reads, machine translated from Swedish. At the time of writing, a new version of Amnesia: The Dark Descent has not been publicly announced.
Frictional Games is currently known to be working on its next original title, Ontos, which was revealed at The Game Awards 2025, and is a spiritual successor to Soma, the studio's 2015 psychological horror hit. Ontos is currently on track to release in "early 2027" according to the report, with a third, untitled project currently in pre-production. "A new version" of...
