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The best Halloween 2022 treat? I think it might be Xbox Game Pass

Halloween is right around the corner, and I don’t know about any of you, but it’s definitely one of my favourite holidays of the year. Mainly because, unlike Christmas (in which I rarely get to relax, let alone boot up a game), it’s the perfect excuse for me to kick back and chill out with my favourite genre of game, and that’s horror.

Admittedly, I’ve jumped on the Halloween bandwagon rather late this year. I’ve failed to decorate my flat with cardboard bats and fake cobwebs, and I’m still yet to go and acquire candy for any trick-or-treaters.

That said, I dove into Xbox Game Pass recently to line up some games for the Halloween weekend; it appears that while the children knocking on my front door may not get any treats, I certainly have already got one with the gems that are on Game Pass right now.

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Frictional Games Fan Jam: Holiday 2021


The holidays are just around the corner, and what better way to get in the mood than with a Frictional Games Fan Jam?

It’s been way too long - many have been holding out since before the launch of Amnesia: Rebirth. For some of you this might even be the first Frictional Fan Jam, and we're thrilled to have you!

Grab a hold of your favorite art utensils because this time around we want to see what you can come up with - as in seeing your visual art based on anything Frictional Games related - Holiday themed!

Duration: 29th of November until 19th of December
Theme: Holiday
Medium: Arts and Crafts

You can submit your creation through either by posting an image and/or a link to your work in the following channels:

On Twitter and Instagram – you should tag @frictionalgames and tag the submission with #FrictionalFanJam
On Discord – you can share the project in the #2021_Holiday_jam channel.
If you don’t have a social media account, please send your submission to [email protected] with the title “Frictional Holiday Jam”

The winner(s) will receive A4-sized posters from SOMA or Amnesia: The Dark Descent sent to their home address.

The winners will also receive Steam-keys to a Frictional game of their choice – if you already own the full collection then this is the perfect holiday gift!

More info here: https://frictionalgames.com/2021-11-frictional-fan-jam-holiday-2021/


Best Wishes,

Frictional Team

Simplified Chinese now available for Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA!

Dear Chinese players,

We love and value our Chinese-speaking fans and constantly strive to make our games more accessible – therefore we are happy to announce that Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA are now available to play with Simplified Chinese subtitles and interface.

With the help from passionate friends at Testronic the latest update of Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA now includes the option to play through the entire games in Simplified Chinese.

To change language setting:
  • Enter the main menu
  • Press “OPTIONS”
  • Press “GAME”
  • Scroll on the “Language” bar until you reach your desired language




If you run into any problems, contact our support.

To celebrate this occasion, we’re throwing a big sale on the entire Frictional Games library here on Steam!

So, if you or anyone you know has been holding off on playing these mind-boggling games because they have been waiting for a Chinese translation or sale – now is the time!

To keep up to date with everything from Frictional Games, please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you and have a great time playing Amnesia: Rebirth and SOMA

Frictional Team

Amnesia: Rebirth - Adventure Mode Out Now!

[h3]The free Adventure Mode update for Amnesia: Rebirth is out now![/h3]
This new mode allows players to experience the game with reduced scares, where you don’t have to worry about darkness nor monsters attacking you. Continue reading and check out our Dev diary for more info:

[previewyoutube]https://youtu.be/OlOyhsoUE9s[/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/999220/Amnesia_Rebirth/
When we released “Safe mode” for SOMA some years ago we didn’t really know how it would be received or if it would make a difference at all to the players out there. Today we know that it was well worth the effort and that the mode allowed a whole new audience to experience the game. We got a lot of player feedback from people appreciating SOMA’s safe mode, and nearly every single interview leading up to the release of Amnesia: Rebirth contained the question “Will it come with a safe mode?”. This indicates to us that the mode has had an important influence on SOMA’s reception. Now, we’ve created something very similar for Rebirth.

Safe mode allowed players to take in SOMA’s narrative, atmosphere, story and theme, without having to worry about monsters attacking them. And even though Amnesia: Rebirth has a foundation in the same kind of horror that once made Amnesia: The Dark Descent so successful, the game shares many characteristics with SOMA.

With Adventure Mode we hope that new players, that have a hard time handling horror as a genre, will get to experience Tasi’s story. That they will get to immerse themselves in the character and the unforgiving environments of Rebirth, as they fight for survival for themselves and those closest to them.



Playing the game in Adventure Mode still contains the same serious themes and story - and the atmosphere can still be quite unnerving at times - but the experience is going to be much less of a horror experience and more one of an epic adventure.

[h3]Here’s a summary of the features that comes with the new Adventure Mode:[/h3]
  • Monsters still exist in the game but they won’t attack you anymore.
  • Locations that contained pitch black darkness have been brightened up a lot, making environments possible to explore at one’s own pace, allowing for easier navigation and removes some of the oppressive atmosphere.
  • No active fear mechanic, meaning that you don’t have to worry about taking fear from being in darker areas or near monsters.
  • A few bonus puzzles.

For those of you who still want the horror experience, the Original mode is still available to you, but we hope that this new mode will be a nice alternative for others.

We are celebrating the release with a 40% discount on Amnesia: Rebirth, and 80% off on all our other games!


SOMA sells 1M+ copies

We’re delighted to announce that SOMA has sold more than 1 million copies on PC


And quite a lot more if you combine it with sales on PS4 and XBOX One. We passed the milestone some time ago but we just haven’t gotten around to announcing it until now.

A big and heartfelt thank you to all our players!

For some more context, you can read our blog post here: https://frictionalgames.com/2021-03-amnesia-rebirth-five-months-later-and-soma-sells-1m-copies/