Frictional Games

Sweden Founded 2006 Website

Frictional Games AB is an independent Swedish video game developer based in Helsingborg, founded on 1 January 2007 by Thomas Grip and Jens Nilsson. The company specializes in the development of survival horror video games, and is best known for its titles like Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Penumbra and Soma. Developers of Frictional Games keep updated their personal blog, called "In The Games Of Madness", where they talk about life in Frictional, developers bio and how a videogame is build up, analyzing the particularly gameplay settings of the most famous game.

Frictional Games at a Glance

Frictional Games has been active in the gaming industry from 2001 to 2026, with 11 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, with additional titles in Shooter. The studio carries a solid 78.3/100 average rating across their catalog, with 7 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Amnesia: The Dark Descent (83.5/100). Games from Frictional Games are available across 8 platforms, most notably PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, PlayStation 4.

Total Games

78.3

Avg Rating

2001

First Release

2026

Latest Release