Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a 2010 slow-burn survival/horror game with puzzle elements, developed and published by Frictional Games on their custom HPL Engine 2 (Penumbra used HPL1, Amnesia uses 2, Soma uses 3, and Amnesia Rebirth 3.5)

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:1.2
Play Styles:Single-Player

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

Native, use configuration utility.

Custom resolutions can be added manually. There is no scaling of any kind, so this is mostly useful in windowed mode.
Display settings are saved in Documents\Amnesia\Main\main_settings.cfg

Some "inverted stretching" going on on 2D screens... Although the inventory looks ok in all ARs, proportions are not maintained.

If you encounter a bug that zooms to the left upon launching, right click the game exe and edit its properties, in the compatibility tab you click "change high DPI settings" then make sure that "High DPI scaling override" is on and set to application. Works for "Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs" as well.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

HUD is centered, it is worth mentioning that on the main menu the menu items are on the right monitor, but this may be a design choice, not a flaw. Only real HUD in this game is the inventory, which is centered properly.

4K UHD Specific Solution & Issues:

To fix the zoom to the left upon launching, right click the game exe and edit its properties, in the compatibility tab you click "change high DPI settings" then make sure that "High DPI scaling override" is on and set to application. Works for "Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs" as well.

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 Cutscene
16:10 Cutscene
16:9 Cutscene
21:9 Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
Eyefinity / Surround Menu
4K Gameplay Screenshot
4K In-Game Cutscene
4K Menu Screenshot
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Inventory Screen, 4:3
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Inventory Screen, 16:10
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Inventory Screen, 16:9
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Inventory Screen, 21:9
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Inventory Screen, 48:10
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Loading Screen, 4:3
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Loading Screen, 16:10
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Loading Screen, 16:9
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Loading Screen, 21:9
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Loading Screen, 48:10
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Gameplay, 16:10
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Gameplay, 48:10
15:9 Resolutions:1280x768
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:2560x1080
Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions:
4K UHD Resolutions:3840x2160
Multi-Monitor Types:
Multi-Monitor Layouts:3x1-L