The Bunker is Getting a New Difficulty Mode in October

Developer Frictional Games has announced a new update for its recently-released horror title Amnesia: The Bunker. The updated, slated for release in time for Halloween, will include a number of new features that make the game scarier and more difficult.

Shown off by creative lead Fredrick Olsson on social media platform X, Amnesia: The Bunker will be getting a new Shellshocked mode, which significantly reduces the number of space places for the player to hide in. The difficulty mode also brings other changes, like the game not pausing when you open up its menus.

The Admin Office location will also be less secure in Shellshocked mode, since its doors will now be made of wood, making them breakable. The mode also randomises the locations of its items and hazards, and provides players with the option to start a fresh game without their trusty pistol.

Amnesia: The Bunker was released on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S back in June. The game puts players into the trenches of World War 1, as protagonist Henri Clement finds himself trapped in an underground bunker where a vicious monster is on the hunt. For more details, check out our review.

Halloween Feature #1
Vacations are over, and we’re working on a bunch of cool stuff for the upcoming “Halloween update” of Amnesia: The Bunker!
Here, showcasing a feature where some of the lockers in Mission Storage have been randomly placed out in the sub-levels. pic.twitter.com/gKqXBiOlaQ

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) August 16, 2023

Halloween Update – Feature #2
Uh oh, in dire need of some important resources?! With this upcoming feature, you might just want to risk making some noise, as breaking certain boxes might reveal some sweet rewards! pic.twitter.com/4lvRxUo5py

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) August 18, 2023

Halloween Update – Feature #3
Looking for an extreme Bunker challenge? Well, why not start the game with the gun stowed away in one of the lockers? 😜🔫 pic.twitter.com/2Hm0mlXyxc

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) August 29, 2023

Halloween Update – Feature #4
The upcoming Halloween patch will be switching things up even more with this feature that introduces new and randomized locations of corpses, dog tags and bunker rats. pic.twitter.com/xywTWFDYVi

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) September 6, 2023

Halloween Update – Feature #5
Don’t mess with my safe room!
Expect wooden doors in the Admin office when playing the new “Shell shocked difficulty” in the upcoming October update of Amnesia: The Bunker. pic.twitter.com/2WGyN8OYWz

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) September 12, 2023

Halloween Update – Feature #6
There will be no time to rest in the upcoming Shell shocked mode! You snooze – you lose! 😴#amnesiathebunker pic.twitter.com/f2QmCnYpbX

— Fredrik Olsson (@LosFreddos) September 14, 2023