Amnesia: Rebirth

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6.3

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  1. MrChronos
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    Rebirth is a good game; it's just not a horror game.
    Once you understand that, you can evaluate it for what it is: a tension-filled adventure, well-written, at times disturbing, with extraordinary artistic visuals and excellent audio design. There's always a palpable underlying tension as painful memories and tragedies blend with the protagonist's harrowing journey. Her gradual and slow    Rebirth is a good game; it's just not a horror game.
    Once you understand that, you can evaluate it for what it is: a tension-filled adventure, well-written, at times disturbing, with extraordinary artistic visuals and excellent audio design. There's always a palpable underlying tension as painful memories and tragedies blend with the protagonist's harrowing journey. Her gradual and slow transformation and acceptance of her fate are believable and well-crafted. The characters are well-written, and perhaps the only jarring element is the protagonist's excessive talking.
    Certainly, it has its limitations in gameplay and not-so-challenging puzzles, often leaning towards a walking simulator. Nevertheless, it remains a well-crafted product with a top-notch artistic level.    … Expand
  2. yazazuyo
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    A good story and puzzle game somehow but not a horror game. It didn't scare me at all. It first was more a story game and at the end a bit like a puzzle. Walking forward and back finding things, trying to understand how this damn thing works.
  3. Drangleic
    Jul 16, 2023
    0
    Now tell me, who the heck want's to play as a pregnant woman! What they were thinking?!
  4. Alayas
    Jul 10, 2023
    3
    I have recently finished this game and wow, It is probably one of the most horrible experiences I have ever had. I can't just understand how there are people rating this game with more than 5 points... It is completely incomprehensible how Frictional Games, which has developed masterpieces like SOMA, penumbra and the dark descent, has created this aberration.

    All the characters feel    I have recently finished this game and wow, It is probably one of the most horrible experiences I have ever had. I can't just understand how there are people rating this game with more than 5 points... It is completely incomprehensible how Frictional Games, which has developed masterpieces like SOMA, penumbra and the dark descent, has created this aberration.

    All the characters feel unreal and stupid, I would say that it is impossible to empathize with any of them and Tasi is a non-personality and cliche character. The flashbacks are ABSURDLY annoying and repetitives, In some moments of the game there is a gap of FIVE seconds between flashbacks and of course, TASI WILL NOT SHUT UP IN THE WHOLE GAME It's ridiculous how constantly the dialogues take you out of the little immersion that the game itself has.
    I would like to point out how quickly the matches run out, about 4-6 SECONDS. But there seems to be an alternative... AN OIL LAMP. That is what I thought, but i was completely wrong. THE STUPID LAMP WILL RUN OUT APPROXIMATELY IN 1-2 MINUTES.
    I consider that the mechanics are too old now and they do not make sense, I mean, are you telling me that I can throw away a ENORMOUS BARREL BUT I CANNOT TAKE A CANDLE WTF????
    And the "good final" closes extremely bad in my opinion.
    The only good thing about this game are the puzzles (they are worse than amensia the dark descent though)
    To sum up: If you want to get bored play this game, you can't just enjoy the "plot" with the constants flashbacks and the non-sense characters, some parts are not intuitive at all and you cannot figure out how to progress however the puzzle are not so bad    … Expand
  5. George_K
    Jun 3, 2023
    5
    To begin with, the game is not that bad with a kinda well written story, the main problem though is the introduction, which is very long, until the moment you get to the castle and have most of the action begin I was already dead bored. Moreover, having the character talking every now and then makes it less scary.
  6. Renji
    Feb 18, 2023
    6
    The game is not bad, but boring. The bad ending of the story ruined everything.
  7. Pmstz
    Feb 4, 2023
    5
    Average/ok game
    very bad Amnesia
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  8. iamlucifer
    Jan 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Penumbra is good at still stands up to this day. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a complete masterpiece. SOMA is the top of the hill. And then came Amnesia: Rebirth.

    It's completely unbelievable to me that Frictional Games even CONSIDERED making this game in the first place, not to mention releasing it. The setting is terrible, the protagonist I couldn't less than a flying f about, and ALL she does it talk to herself - making it impossible to immerse yourself in the world.

    Constant cheap and terribly placed jump scares whenever you're in the darkness for a long time. Amnesia: The Dark Descent handled the whole sanity thing great. Rebirth handled it in a manner where it's almost laughable how Frictional Games couldn't come up with something better.

    The goddamn flashbacks you can't skip. I can't even find words to tell you how incredibly frustrating they were after a while. If you're gonna have flashbacks, at least make them skippable.

    The story is just "I'm 14 and this is deep" kinda **** I gave less than a **** about the protagonist, and the games machinic of holding her pregnant belly every 5 minute just became more annoying the longer I played. I've played the game once, and I barley remember the storyline at all. The only thing I remember is that I swore to myself that I'd NEVER revisit this piece of trash, no matter what.

    All in all, if I could give this game -10 point, I would've. Sure, they took a chance to make something - sadly they failed like running head-first into a concrete wall.

    I've watched many of Thomas Grip's [game director] presentation where he talks about his [and Frictional Games] approach to making games - and with this game, it's like he took all the things he seems to have learned over the years he's been a developed, and just threw them out the window.

    I'm immensely disappointed with Frictional Games by this release, and I thought that FG would always be the masters of their craft. I guess I was wrong.    … Expand
  9. Glic2003
    Dec 2, 2022
    4
    As a fan of Frictional's previous games, I was expecting something great after the brilliant SOMA. Sadly, Rebirth falls back on the lamest horror cliches: walking through endless dark hallways, enemies that are basically zombies, spooky images popping out of nowhere. The puzzles are very mundane and frustrating. For example, in one area I couldn't figure out how to progress; theAs a fan of Frictional's previous games, I was expecting something great after the brilliant SOMA. Sadly, Rebirth falls back on the lamest horror cliches: walking through endless dark hallways, enemies that are basically zombies, spooky images popping out of nowhere. The puzzles are very mundane and frustrating. For example, in one area I couldn't figure out how to progress; the solution was to pick up an object in a dark room that didn't look like it could be picked up and use that. It's never very clear what details in your surroundings are important. The main gameplay mechanic is collecting matches to activate light fixtures, so the protagonist doesn't get too "scared." But unlike real life, you can't use a light source that's already burning to light other light sources. There's also a lantern, but it runs out of oil so quickly and its light is dimmer than a single lit match. So it quickly feels very silly and contrived. The game is fairly immersive, and the voice acting is great. It's just so monotonous to actually play. And as a final slap in the face, you'll probably get the "bad" ending unless you have fore knowledge of what you're supposed to actually do.

    If you're curious about this game, just watch it on youtube; it's one of the worst games I've ever played to completion.    … Expand
  10. gameking
    Nov 28, 2022
    4
    I don't like this game. The gameplay is not good enough. Puzzles are very easy and the horror object is not enough. Looks like a walking simulator.
  11. theSplund
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    Unadulterated drudgery made all the more unbearable by shamelessly bad voice acting
  12. ProfAmateur
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Playtime: About 10 hours
    + Tension buildup
    + Mix between horror and puzzle moments (and the combination of them) is successful
    - Sometimes the game has trouble keeping the framerate up / resource intensive
    - If you die, it takes way too long until you can play again / long revive process
  13. WayTooBad
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    I refuse to think this one as part of the Amnesia series. The story is much less ambiguous and it is agenda driven. But the worst offence is that it's not scary at all, the forgettable gender swapped protagonist constantly talks not giving you a single moment for the feeling of isolation. The developer also tries to break stereotypes by creating more absurd stereotypes. None of theI refuse to think this one as part of the Amnesia series. The story is much less ambiguous and it is agenda driven. But the worst offence is that it's not scary at all, the forgettable gender swapped protagonist constantly talks not giving you a single moment for the feeling of isolation. The developer also tries to break stereotypes by creating more absurd stereotypes. None of the characters felt real or relatable and at times they were outright insufferable. There is no chemistry between the protagonist and her husband. They made him so insecure that she needs to keep reassuring him she loves him the way he is so many times.

    Also some of the mechanics didn't make sense at all: She can only carry 10 matches and she can't pick up any of the candles or torches cause they are superglued to the ground. Everything else you can pick and throw around no matter how heavy. There are almost as many letters left around as Gone Home, they should have found more diverse ways to convey the story. I also found a letter that was written in German, I speak German so it's not a problem for me, but what will the other people do? google translate? Don't even start with how she starts to melt if she stays under the sun for five seconds and starts going crazy if she stays in the dark for more than five seconds...

    As for the graphics, they are out of date even for 2020, and game is locked at 60 fps maximum where 144hz monitors are the basic for gaming these days. , The cinematics are images with voice over which is lazy or cheap in my opinion.    … Expand
  14. Kot9pa
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    This is the best game I've played! This plot, this atmosphere, is just something!
  15. Scrull
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    dull walking simulator like all previous games from this dull series how boring trash can be played
  16. Tr0tsky
    Jun 29, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ***MANY SPOILERS***

    I am a huge fan of everything Frictional - Penumbra, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Machine for Pigs, SOMA etc. So it pains me to rate this so low. I was SO excited for this game. I was let down.

    I was just expecting more. Perhaps it is because I am neither a parent, nor a woman, but the entire base-conflict of this game seems completely avoidable. All Tasi had to do was give up her already-doomed-to-die child and everyone would be saved. Instead in her selfishness, she chooses to keep the child, knowing full well what can and has happened to her kin before. At the loss of every other crew member's life. Including her own. So I just can't understand why she would choose for everyone to perish, instead of just her child being separated from her, albeit alive and somewhat-well. She wasn't aware in the beginning when she met Tin about how or through what ghastly methods the life of her baby would be sustained through, and she coulda easily gone back to Paris and made a new baby that would suffer the same fate as her first one.

    I just can't understand this conflict. The story seems like its missing something. There was no great twist like SOMA or Machine for Pigs. No mind-boggling mythical yet still mostly explained and understood plot like TDD.

    It just seems forced. Uninspiring. Unrelatable. Even a little Social-Justice-Warriory.

    The gameplay is similar to previous Frictional games though the fact the oil lamp seems to have a hole drilled through the bottom doesn't make sense either. Gameplay wasn't new or altered very drastically from previous Frictional products but that didn't bother me. I enjoyed playing it, but the storyline was very meh.

    However, I did love the fact that they explained many pre-TDD events and found that fascinating. When I entered the tomb, I knew right away this was canonical and I would find bits and pieces about Daniel therein. This was perhaps my favorite level. I also liked how Alexander of Brennenburg's beginnings are referenced.

    The enemies were still spooky and this got my emotions moving. The puzzles were a lot of fun as well, though I wish there were more opportunities to make outcome-altering choices.

    Sadly these three pros just don't outweigh the massive con I started this review with. The entire conflict could be explained away in the very beginning. Nobody would have to have died, the child lives, the empress is happy, Tasi can go back and make a new baby with all her crewmates still themselves. Flimsy. Avoidable. Disappointing. Forced.

    That said I'll still recommend it. These puzzle-survival-horrors are a great deal of fun. I'll just recommend pretty much every Frictional game before I'd recommend this one.    … Expand
  17. shamanix
    May 20, 2021
    10
    Amnesia: Rebirth is a work of mastery, and as such it reflects the artistic ability of the developers as well as their mental schemes. It has one main problem: It comes as an indirect sequel of a legendary game, The Dark Descent. In this sense, making a hit is always both a benediction and a curse, as all the titles Frictional made and will make after it will be compared to it.

    Rebirth    Amnesia: Rebirth is a work of mastery, and as such it reflects the artistic ability of the developers as well as their mental schemes. It has one main problem: It comes as an indirect sequel of a legendary game, The Dark Descent. In this sense, making a hit is always both a benediction and a curse, as all the titles Frictional made and will make after it will be compared to it.

    Rebirth expands the Amnesia universe by directly projecting the players into the unknown that in the Dark Descent was only suggested to imagination, and it does it very, very well. During the entire story, it's inevitable to feel a sense of hope in contrast with a growing feeling of desperation.

    The Good:
    - Wonderfully designed in every aspect.
    - Great story that drags into a storm of emotions and doubts.
    - Superb voice acting and well crafted dialogues.
    - Immersion is well achieved.
    - Frightening. Not as much as other Frictional's games, but a must for horror enthusiasts.

    The Bad:
    - Some enemy encounters feel frustrating and unfair.
    - Dealing with enemies is much less interesting than in other Frictional games.

    P.S.: Amnesia: Rebirth is great, but it reflects the modern times' tendency to exasperate and exaggerate things a little too much, with a partial loss of the beauty that older games have.    … Expand
  18. JasonR98
    Mar 26, 2021
    6
    The story and voice acting are brilliant. The enemy’s, atmosphere and game overall just isn’t scary in the slightest.
  19. SentiWoosh
    Mar 2, 2021
    2
    Wow, this game was bad. You want an Amnesia game that forgets about everything that made the first one amazing? You want an Amnesia game where the main character constantly talks and ruins the immersion? Then Amnesia: Rebirth is for you.

    It seems that people are somewhat split on this game, but from what I’ve seen and discussed pretty much everyone generally thinks the opening to the    Wow, this game was bad. You want an Amnesia game that forgets about everything that made the first one amazing? You want an Amnesia game where the main character constantly talks and ruins the immersion? Then Amnesia: Rebirth is for you.

    It seems that people are somewhat split on this game, but from what I’ve seen and discussed pretty much everyone generally thinks the opening to the game is bad. Me? I think it’s the worst opening to a game, period. The main character never stops talking and the game is constantly interrupted by unskippable flashback sequences one after another, sometimes not even 3 seconds apart!
    The game tries both too hard and too little to make you like the characters around you. Too hard with all the constant flashbacks, too little because the writing and dialogue is just, in the end, meaningless and has no character development.
    The main character is boring, annoying and generally unlikeable. (And selfish as well in the later part of the game) And you’re stuck with her for the next 9 hours.
    The puzzles were good, not as good as the Dark Descent but I still enjoyed them. The rest of the gameplay however is just plain annoying. You have matches and an Oil lamp as your sources of light and both of these run out ridiculously fast, I’m talking 3-5 seconds for the matches and maybe 20-30 seconds for the Oil lamp when it’s FULLY LOADED with oil.
    Amnesia: Rebirth has a “fear meter”, it’s like the sanity meter in Dark Descent except worse in every way. If the room you’re in is just a bit dark, not even completely dark, then you IMMEDIATLEY start to breathe fast and within seconds you start to panic and have to spam W A S D and move the mouse around to get back up on your feet. This becomes an issue when you’re hiding from a monster, obviously you want to turn off your oil lamp and hide in a dark corner or something but the game forces you to have the oil lamp on or light a match unless you want to start having a panic attack on the floor.
    Speaking of the monster: there’s barely any monster encounters! I can remember two. Two in the entire 9-hour game. The rest of the (very few) encounters were scripted.
    The ending isn’t anything special either you feel so empty at the end after spending 9 hours listening to someone constantly explaining how they’re feeling and thinking. You never get to be scared or react to something, it’s always the main character that does it for you.

    In conclusion: The puzzles are good, the general gameplay is bad and the immersion is non-existent.
    It’s shocking and sad to see Frictional Game go from Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA to… This. I still very much respect their work and adore them because it’s obvious a lot of care, passion and talent went in to this game, but it just doesn’t work. If you’re in the mood for some Amnesia I recommend you just replay The Dark Descent or give SOMA a try if you haven’t already.    … Expand
  20. cmp
    Feb 12, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es para nada como el primer Amnesia, parece un juego de dramas donde la protagonista tiene flashbacks y te preocupas más del estado del bebé tocando la barriga. Con tantos flashbacks te dan ganas de dejar el juego.… Expand
  21. Tekiiro
    Jan 20, 2021
    10
    I started seen this game at twitch and i didnt enjoy a lot, so i stoped watching. Then I gave it a try, and it was a totally difference experience. In my opinion, this is one of the best immersive horror games that are out there, and the story telling is slow but rewarding if you take the time to read everything and trying to understand what this game want to talk about. The charactersI started seen this game at twitch and i didnt enjoy a lot, so i stoped watching. Then I gave it a try, and it was a totally difference experience. In my opinion, this is one of the best immersive horror games that are out there, and the story telling is slow but rewarding if you take the time to read everything and trying to understand what this game want to talk about. The characters feel like actual human beings and I empathize with them a lot more than any other games. In the section of gameplay, the tremendous physic engine allows the devs to create really good puzzles and the suspense and jumpscares feel actually scary and unexpected, that is difficult to feel when you already played a lot of horror games before. I totally recommend this game if you are seeking for a new and different horror experience.… Expand
  22. AstiX
    Jan 18, 2021
    8
    Not exactly the mind-blowing masterpiece you'd expect from Frictional Games after games like SOMA, Amnesia TDD and Penumbra: Black Plague, but still a great game.
  23. UsingSession
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Мені сподобалася гра, зокрема сильно чіпляє саме сюжетом, за що й ставлю 8 балів.
    Чи страшно грати....но недивлячись на те що я попередньо дивився летсплей - в деяких моментах страшнувато. Але виключно з гулями. З довбонутими лампочками не зовсім, єдине що сподобалося, це від них ховатися ))
    Мінуси - є баги, типу мерехтящі текстури, камні за які можна висунутися, тряска персонажа в режимі    Мені сподобалася гра, зокрема сильно чіпляє саме сюжетом, за що й ставлю 8 балів.
    Чи страшно грати....но недивлячись на те що я попередньо дивився летсплей - в деяких моментах страшнувато. Але виключно з гулями. З довбонутими лампочками не зовсім, єдине що сподобалося, це від них ховатися ))
    Мінуси - є баги, типу мерехтящі текстури, камні за які можна висунутися, тряска персонажа в режимі скритності коли хочеш десь протиснутися.... Це посуті єдине до чого можна придратися як на мене.
    Чи буду вдруге проходити - безсумні вно ))    … Expand
  24. Creetosis
    Dec 9, 2020
    1
    Game is full of jumpscares. I don't even need to continue as this alone is such a massive step down from Frictional's previous games and it's a betrayal of what made The Dark Descent so well liked in the first place, but I'll continue anyways.

    Protagonist won't shut the hell up, she commentates everything to an obnoxious degree to the point she's yelling to run away when there's no one    Game is full of jumpscares. I don't even need to continue as this alone is such a massive step down from Frictional's previous games and it's a betrayal of what made The Dark Descent so well liked in the first place, but I'll continue anyways.

    Protagonist won't shut the hell up, she commentates everything to an obnoxious degree to the point she's yelling to run away when there's no one around her besides the monster chasing her.
    World building is terrible, story is awful, Tasi Triananon is incredibly unlikable and a horrible person, the monsters are a joke, the endings all suck. Don't buy this game.

    Vitae is stored in the balls.    … Expand
  25. trecherousblaze
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    Game focuses on the narrative more than the actual horror. Plot is intriguing but however at the end nothing is really explained nor do the characters ever ponder to understand the events in the narrative or basically why any of these things are happening to them. Any new lore introduced was introduced through notes instead of in real time or in the narrative which makes the game feel likeGame focuses on the narrative more than the actual horror. Plot is intriguing but however at the end nothing is really explained nor do the characters ever ponder to understand the events in the narrative or basically why any of these things are happening to them. Any new lore introduced was introduced through notes instead of in real time or in the narrative which makes the game feel like it didn't introduce anything new. Most of the characters are quite forgettable and other than the plot holes in the narrative and the clearly rushed endings they also went easy on the horror elements the whole game which sucked but the amazing soundtrack will still get u scared. Only Tasie is well written and maybe salim too but that's it and some plot twists are made predictable by the beginning.… Expand
  26. defstm
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Great story, immersion, and puzzles.

    Amnesia Rebirth is a game worth playing that makes you feel immersed in a story carefully written full of wiredness and with a main character that feels real and makes you feel compassion for her. You experience the danger and the uncertainty that you encounter at every step taken. Amnesia Rebirth is an experience more than a game, the gameplay    Great story, immersion, and puzzles.

    Amnesia Rebirth is a game worth playing that makes you feel immersed in a story carefully written full of wiredness and with a main character that feels real and makes you feel compassion for her. You experience the danger and the uncertainty that you encounter at every step taken.

    Amnesia Rebirth is an experience more than a game, the gameplay isn't hard, to have the most out of it you must let you immersed in the story and put you in the shoes of the character.

    What makes this game great is Tasi, the main character that has an identity and talks frequently and puts your perspective of the world in a subjective view from the eyes and mind of the Tasi.

    The graphics and performance are great, I had not encountered any bug during my playthrough, everything works well and do not ruin the immersion.

    In conclusion, is a game worth playing. Not touching the greatness of SOMA on the story side, but delivers a good experience.    … Expand
  27. portlanman
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Just finished this game yesterday and I was more than impressed to say the least. The puzzles were thoughtful, lighting and atmosphere was foreboding and dark. Really loved the lighting mechanic in the game as well. The story was mind-bending and realistic. Speaking of realistic, the graphics were great as well.
    I didn't experience some of the things I've read from others, like being sent    Just finished this game yesterday and I was more than impressed to say the least. The puzzles were thoughtful, lighting and atmosphere was foreboding and dark. Really loved the lighting mechanic in the game as well. The story was mind-bending and realistic. Speaking of realistic, the graphics were great as well.
    I didn't experience some of the things I've read from others, like being sent to the end of an area after dying to a monster. I also didn't rush through this in a day expecting Amnesia TDD part 2, it was a different feel and that's a good thing. I recommend it all the way and compared to other recent horror titles this one is up there with the best..    … Expand
  28. loveforfire
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    Frictional games have put out yet another game that is has a story and setting unique from its predecessors. If you play this then expect it to slowly build and tell a story. If you come expecting a game you're going to play just to get through or rival the scares of their previous efforts then maybe this one isn't for you.

    Pros, Interesting and engaging puzzles and lighting mechanics.    Frictional games have put out yet another game that is has a story and setting unique from its predecessors. If you play this then expect it to slowly build and tell a story. If you come expecting a game you're going to play just to get through or rival the scares of their previous efforts then maybe this one isn't for you.

    Pros,
    Interesting and engaging puzzles and lighting mechanics. (if your character sits in the dark too long then you have to struggle succumbing to the darkness and slowly become a monster.

    Graphics may be their best yet.

    I didn't encounter and bugs or frame rate stutters throughout the game as it is well built.

    Cons:
    does drag a bit at first and towards the end.

    The scares are a bit weaker than previous titles (this was done on purpose.)    … Expand
  29. WoodpeckerV
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    Rebirth is atmospheric and interesting game, but not horrifying. It has addictive plot with interesting gameplay, but it does not frighten, and some elements of the game are made exclusively to stretch the time in the game.
  30. Sooxzay
    Nov 8, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So comparing the game with the first Amnesia The Dark Descent I would rate it 7 out of 10.

    First of all: I love the Amnesia franchise and the games from frictional games in general. Awesome horror flair with a dark gritty atmosphere.

    Reason for the rating is that I actually hoped for some more innovation after Amnesia 1 and Soma. Story telling was strong but there were many side stories from other characters left open.

    A gameplay mechanic was really annoying. First I liked it and was frigthened. The "ghost" searching for you in the second half of the game. But that really pissed me off when they always come back check and sometimes detect me while behind cover. It was a bit too much and I lost the "oh **** I need to hide im scared" feeling which got replaced by "cmon.. HOW?"

    The endings were not as satisfiying as I hoped but those are the amnesia endings we knew by earlier titles. Many unanswered questions and much room for speculations.

    Checking for the baby every 2 minutes was annoying too at some point and the talking by Tasi could be a bit less. It destroys the feeling that we actually are the person we play.

    Aside all the negative aspects I really enjoyed the game and I liked the connection to the first amnesia. The side notes about Alexander, Herbert and Weyer. I also liked the puzzles. I felt they were easier than in Amnesia 1 but thats just because I already know the puzzle mechanics from the first game which were somewhat identical. I also liked the idea of playing a woman being pregnant which makes sense for the story and it was awesome to see how the story continued. Learning more about the reason why people get tortured and whats the reason behind all this.

    A solid new title. I really hope there will be more in the future with more innovative gameplay mechanics and even deeper story telling.    … Expand
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#62 Best PC Game of 2020
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    80
    First and foremost, Amnesia: Rebirth is an intriguing, well told story about grief, loss, dying hope and terrifying solitude. Beneath the skillfully laid out narrative you’ll also find a good horror game, though its ingredients feel a bit too familiar for Rebirth to be as scary as the first Amnesia. [13/2020, p.44]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 24, 2020
    70
    An enthralling sci-fi thriller mixed with a touching melodrama that captures the zeitgeist. Although, unlike Penumbra, it’s not even remotely scary.
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  3. GameGrin
    Dec 21, 2020
    65
    Fitting my thoughts on Amnesia: Rebirth in a single paragraph feels like an impossible task. It’s an effective character-driven narrative with forgettable characters; a tense horror game with a distinct lack of horror. Rebirth is exactly what the developers set out to create, which was not the Dark Descent clone that some people were hoping for.
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