Amnesia: Rebirth
You can’t let out a breath. The creature is only inches away. Its sole purpose – to feed off your terror. And so you crouch in the dark, trying to stop the fear rising, trying to silence what lies within you. “I know you. I know what you're capable of.” In Amnesia: Rebirth, you are Tasi Trianon, waking up deep in the desert of Algeria. Days have passed. Where have you been? What did you do? Where are the others? Retrace your journey, pull together the fragments of your shattered past; it is your only chance to survive the pitiless horror that threatens to devour you. “Do not allow yourself anger, do not allow yourself to fear.” Time is against you. Step into Tasi’s shoes and guide her through her personal terror and pain. While you struggle to make your way through a desolate landscape, you must also struggle with your own hopes, fears, and bitter regrets. And still you must continue, step by step, knowing that if you fail you will lose everything. First-person narrative horror experience Explore environments and uncover their histories. Overcome puzzles that stand in your way. Carefully manage your limited resources, both physical and mental. Encounter horrific creatures and use your wits and understanding of the world to escape them.
Game Discussion
Steam User 21
This game is an exceptional horror game, especially for people new to this genre too imo, period.
Is it just like the other ones aka Amnesia: Dark Descent/Outlast? No.
Does it have jumpscares? Nah, at least I couldn't remember any.
Is it worth your time? 100 Percent.
So many great ways to spook you, without resorting to the "classic" ways I grew bored of.
Don't listen to those "classic horror" fans that dislike Rebirth - this game is a beautiful mixture of great concepts and ideas, I've loved every bit of it, and you'll too!
Steam User 13
I remember Rebirth being met with a lot of criticism and now that I finished the next piece in the series, The Bunker, I would like to review Rebirth. My favourite game in the series so far is Rebirth.
TDD is the classic. AMFP is sometimes bizarre, but with some cool stuff and concepts. Bunker is mechanically great, with the best resource management system and less linear gameplay. Rebirth is my favourite because of how much more lore and world building it has. It follows up so many loose ends and questions from the original and creates important elements of the setting for The Bunker. Rebirth is also pretty long and varied with different environments. Some sections are pretty calm and there are more outside time, which can be a good break. The scary stuff here are more scripted than in The Bunker, but it worked great for me anyway. The horror is more intermittent, but therefore created a few more intense scares for me compared with the hostile presence in the Bunker that you have to be aware of all the time, with less surprises as a result (at least in normal difficulty).
Rebirth is also much bigger game. I had almost twice as much gameplay in this one as for The Bunker (The Bunker has more replay value with different game modes and randomization though if that's your thing).
So if you enjoy the lore part, uncovering the mysteries of the earlier game and so on, Rebirth might be your favourite too. If you enjoy the resource side and dislike the more scripted sequences and voices during gameplay you might prefer The Bunker. The Rebirth is necessary to understand the lore though which enhances both TDD and Bunker, and I would recommend it to anyone who cares at all about piecing together the stories.
Steam User 12
No clue why this gets the hate it does. Runs fine, story and atmosphere are good. Great game - give it maybe a 8.
Steam User 19
NOTE: Play The Bunker first, it is a better game (both mechanically and as a horror experience), and Rebirth's plot basically removes any mystery from The Bunker's story.
Tentative recommend.
It's not much of a horror game, more of a light sci-fi adventure with some sparse spooks, but nonetheless compelling.
The puzzling is not super involved, but I found the environments were intriguing and fun to explore as a setting, just be warned there's not much actual doing involved.
I liked the game overall, but it suffers from being an Amnesia game. Tasi's story is compelling and the deeper Amnesia lore is interesting, but by tying them together they end up both being diluted. This could have been either a great horror story with a unique protagonist (how often do you get X to commune with babby) or a cool exploration of Amnesia's backstory, but it kinda ends up in an uncomfortable middle where it's neither.
Still, it has some memorable moments, but it's the definitely on the weaker side for the studio.
Steam User 5
Pretty good! Certainly better than A Machine for Pigs. This is easily the best world-building of the series by far, even if the visuals leave a lot to be desired. I find it's too easy, as you don't really die if you fail an escape from an encounter... you just collect yourself from fear enveloping you. I do think the game's third act runs a bit too long for my liking, but that's where my complaints end. Aside from that, Amnesia: Rebirth retains the character designs, ominous alien settings, and tense monster encounters/chases The Dark Descent was so successful at crafting.
Steam User 5
This game is much more cinematic and narrative focused with slightly less chasing involved compared to previous Amnesia titles, it's still horror non the less. Far less reading is required to understand whats taking place with the story and the game feels significantly improved in terms of how much more modern it feels compared to the older games
Steam User 6
Great horror game, amazing setting and atmosphere and once again with an interesting question to reflect on. Classic Frictional Games!