As part of the Amnesia: The Dark Descent‘s tenth anniversary, and because fans have been modding the game for just as long, developer Frictional Games has announced today that they’ve released the source code for the title. That means, much like what fans have been able to do with the source code for Doom, they’re able to start creating their own games.
The code released contains all the game code for both The Dark Descent and its sequel, A Machine For Pigs. It also contains all editor code. The full source code for Amnesia: The Dark Descent will be released under GPL v3 today. The games, which are still owned by Frictional, will remain available for purchase on consoles and PC.
“Modding has been a huge part of Amnesia,” explains Thomas Grip, creative director at Frictional Games.“ For instance, over the years The Dark Descent has accumulated over a thousand mods and addons on ModDB. This flood of user content has been amazing to see, and we are extremely grateful for the whole community. It is time we give something back!”
You can read up on the announcement on Frictional’s blog.
The latest entry in the series, the upcoming Amnesia: Rebirth, is due out on October 20, for PlayStation 4, Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.