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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Rewind obscures which choices are truly consequential
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Slow climbing and platforming, very forgiving
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Clues and case answers are hidden until found
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - QTEs and heartbeat prompts need basic timing.
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 5) - Room geometry shifts semi-randomly, disorienting the player
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - QTE prompts are the only dexterity test
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Pure reading and clicking, no physical layer
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Tapping through text and puzzles, zero dexterity
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Reading and clicking documents only
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Playful hidden interactions reward experimentation over deduction
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- The Chinese Room
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, PC, Mac, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 73/100
- IGDB users
- 67/100