The end of an era is here. For 10 long years Frictional Games has used this blog for news about the games, hiring posts, and most importantly tips on tech and design. After much consideration we have voted in favour of creating a more streamlined Frictional Games experience. In non-corporate talk that means that we have one website, and everything can easily be found on that one website. Fear not, no information has been lost in the process! On the contrary, as the old posts have been transferred over, all the broken links and images have been fixed or removed. Thank you Blogger – and th ..read more

Screenshot from Draugemalf's SOMA Winter Asset Pack. Quick overview Duration: 11th of December until 19th January 2020 Theme: Winter/Hibernation Medium: HPL engine modding Submission link: Frictional Fan Jam 2019: Winter modding event submissions Info Winter is coming for us in the Northern Hemisphere. Get a hot drink, curl up under a blanket, and start up the HPL level editor – it’s time for Frictional’s Winter Modding Jam! Join us for a month-long event focused on HPL modding! You’re welcome to participate alone or in a small team (up to 5 people). For peer support, head on o ..read more

By Thomas Grip Edited by Kira It has now been over 9 years since we released Amnesia: The Dark Descent. That is a bloody long time, and feels like we should celebrate that by talking about the craft of horror games. Horror games are quite a different beast when it comes to the game industry at large. Most other genres revolve around what the player does. In a turn-based strategy you take turns doing strategy: Into the Breach  In a first-person shooter you shoot things from a first-person perspective: Doom In a Match 3 game you match three thingies: Candy Crush: Soda In a horror gam ..read more

The autumn is getting cold, but our hearts have been warmed by the participation in the Frictional Fan Jam 2019! We would like to extend an equally warm "thank you" to everyone who participated. The outpour of love and creativity has been overwhelming! We have now gone through the entries, voted among the Frictional Games staff and the Discord Moderator team, and picked the winners - as well as a few special mentions! The entries were divided into Mods/Games, Fanart, Fanfiction, and Other, and one or more winners were picked of each category. As promised, the winners will receive a few physi ..read more

By Thomas Grip, Creative director This is one of my earliest memories. Eons ago, when I was about 5, my dad took me with him to his work, a department store. He then proceeded to dump me in the electronics department. Nowadays you can find game test booths everywhere, but back in the day this was definitely not the case. Instead every single item was locked inside a glass cupboard. Usually these cupboards remained locked unless you bought something… but that day was different. Tony, my dad’s co-worker, let me try out a game. As I trembled with the excitement of a 5-year-old boy, he jangled ..read more

Screenshot courtesy of Newsman Waterpaper and their mod The Streets of London. #FrictionalFanJam September is a meaningful month for Frictional Games, as it marks several of our anniversaries. This year on the 8th of September Amnesia: The Dark Descent will be turning 9, on 10th Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs will be 6 years old, and on 22nd SOMA will have been released for 4 years. Therefore we would like to make this month special by celebrating your community creations. Please join us for Frictional’s Fan Jam of 2019! We have recently launched an official Discord server, so you are we ..read more

Title: 3D Art Lead Focus: Pipeline development, 3D modeling Type: Full-time, permanent Last day to apply: 8th of September 2019 Location: Sweden, applicants residing in European countries welcome A door swings open, a dim light beckons you to come step further, pick up the dusty items, give them a long look before venturing forward, the architecture leading you ever deeper. Frictional’s games are filled with intrigue and emotion, the art subtly guiding  the players. To keep up the illusion of a living world, the execution has to be consistent across the board. This is where you come in ..read more

Join our server here! Frictional Games is a distant and cryptic game developer, quietly tinkering with unspeakable horrors in the darkest depths of Europe. Yet over the past while we have been chipping away at that image, exposing a softer core. And now we’re ready for the final nail in the coffin of mystery: an official Frictional Games Discord server, where you can talk directly to us, or to other fans! We hope that having a fluid, shared space like this will help casual and hardcore fans alike connect over topics that interest them, from lore conversations to sharing the cutest K8 plush ..read more

Title: Audio Lead / Sound Designer Focus: Creating and implementing sounds, managing audio content Type: Full-time, permanent Last day to apply: Monday 15th of April 2019 You remember it: a faint rustle in your periphery, dragging footsteps around the corner, a raspy breath. You still break in cold sweat when you hear that high-pitched screech that means a monster is near. All the iconic soundscapes that make Frictional games what they are. We are now looking for an experienced audio designer to work in-house and continue this tradition of keeping a new generation of gamers on their toes w ..read more