Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

The Chinese Room · 2013 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-10-02 00:41 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $1.9k to $2.8k per month
Opportunity: $2.4k per month at x1.00 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 544.0k
70% positive across 12178 reviews · 22.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 11 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
40% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)
Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-22; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a 2013 first-person psychological horror game by The Chinese Room that pivots from survival mechanics toward atmospheric storytelling.

This title generates $2.3k/mo residual revenue from a 2013 release with 69.7% positive reviews and a modest but stable player base, making it a low-risk catalog anchor for horror publishers or a revival candidate if multiplayer or co-op mechanics could be retrofitted. The gap between The Dark Descent's survival legacy and this game's cinematic design creates both the core tension in player reception and an opportunity to clarify positioning through a remasters, DLC campaign, or spiritual successor in the same universe. Most realistic play: revival.

Risk: Positioned between survival horror and walking simulator; players comparing unfavorably to The Dark Descent (2010) may never fully embrace the deviation, limiting upside.
Risk: Linux build reportedly broken; platform fragmentation and technical debt on a 11.5-year-old codebase may require engineering investment to justify revival spend.
Risk: Median session is 5.2 hours with 21.4 reviews/month; low engagement velocity suggests limited viral or streaming potential without significant new content or mechanics.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.