


Daniel cannot fight monsters and the only choice is to run or hide. The game takes place from a first person perspective, however there are no weapons. The player must solve the mystery of the mansion while running from a Shadow that is constantly chasing the player throughout the game. Gameplay has the player searching for Daniel's diaries and other notes and journals of the poor souls who have crossed Baron Alexander. The only clues to Daniel's true identity are mementos and notes left behind by Daniel himself, who reminds himself to find and kill Alexander.

In Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the player takes on the role of Daniel, an amnesiac man trapped in the mansion of a Prussian Baron named Alexander.
