# FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent

Repository: https://github.com/FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/amnesiathedarkdescent
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2020-10-12T19:02:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2178, "days_push": 2151, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3666, forks 395 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.395098+00:00)

## What it is
The open-sourced C++ source code of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Frictional Games' first-person survival horror game, built on their HPL engine. It includes build files for Visual Studio 2010 and CMake for Linux and macOS, though compilation is currently broken due to an unavailable FBX SDK dependency.

## Use cases
- study the source code of a commercial horror game engine
- mod Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- port the game to new platforms
- learn how the HPL engine renders and handles physics
- fix bugs or improve the game community-side

## When to choose
- you want to read or modify the actual code of a shipped commercial horror game
- you're researching HPL engine internals or game modding
- you want to attempt porting a 2010-era C++ game to modern platforms

## When to avoid
- you need a game engine to build your own game - this is a game source release, not a reusable engine SDK
- you need a project that compiles out of the box - the missing FBX SDK 2012 breaks builds
- you want active development - the code is released as-is with minimal maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics, game
- domain: gaming-tools, graphics
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: horror-game, source-release, hpl-engine, first-person, survival-horror, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.395098+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:32.346690+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.395098+00:00, sha 79eb9e994181)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.