In a surprising move, Frictional Games introduced: Steam Workshop support For its underlying horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The change came four days before the release of The Bunker, the latest in the series, and made The Dark Descent more in line with Frictional’s later games, such as Soma and Amnesia: Rebirth.
“We are well aware (and in awe) of the myriad of mods and custom stories that have been created over the years,” Frictional wrote. the announcement. “And now, finally, we can publish and install via Steam seamlessly.”
Frictional has historically already been mod-friendly and has created a level-building tool for it. In-house HPL The engine is free to use and includes a “Custom Stories” option in the main menu of compatible games, making it easy to access user-created campaigns. Previously, his mods for The Dark Descent could mostly be found at: ModDB and Nexus Mods.
Steam Workshop compatibility not only makes it more convenient for players looking to access Amnesia’s custom campaigns, it also provides discoverability for mod makers. This is a great show of support from Frictional to the community. I’m particularly intrigued by this HPL engine, which is an homage to Dark Souls 3. “desecrated capital” was released in 2020 and now seems to be gaining attention again on Steam.
The latest installment in the Amnesia series, The Bunker, is out in a few days and is about to become something special. PCG Staff Writer Morgan Park praised The Banker’s open-ended gameplay in a previous preview, stating, “It’s a little bit more about player agency and the emergent gameplay of a fully immersive sim. It’s getting closer,” he said.