The game features several interlocking storylines. A Machine for Pigs was released on 22 November 2016 for the PlayStation 4 as part of the Amnesia Collection, including Amnesia: The Dark Descent and its Amnesia: Justine expansion.
The game became available to pre-order on 16 August 2013, and was released on 10 September 2013 to mixed reviews from critics. While set in the same universe as the previous game, it features a new cast of characters and time setting. Originally meant to be a mod, the game is an indirect sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which was both developed and produced by Frictional Games. The game would have been better as a novel.Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a survival horror video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Frictional Games. All this to say that A Machine for Pigs is a sad case, as the gameplay pulls the experience so far down while the story possesses moments of true greatness. By the end, I was running at full speed, not perturbed in the slightest by the "danger". This is practically a walking simulator, and the "danger" zones where one could actually meet some fail state on account of an obstacle or enemy is so few and far between that the jump scares in between come off as cheap and ineffective. The gameplay in place is a hollow husk, and it is does not serve the story or atmosphere better without any mechanics. Most of the gameplay mechanics (inventory, sanity, etc.) from The Dark Descent have been removed and I am not so sure why.
In fact, the story is close to being great, while the gameplay and presentation is a little stilted. In lieu of Amensia: The Dark Descent's great success, this game seems like a failure, though taken out of that context, it is merely okay.