
The Machine has been sabotaged, putting his sons in danger. Mandus receives a call from "the Engineer", who tells Mandus that Edwin and Enoch have been trapped far below them, in the "Machine" which Mandus created beneath his house. He hears the voices of his sons, Edwin and Enoch, calling for him as they lead him through the different areas.

At the beginning of the game, he awakens from a fever that has lasted for several months, after returning from a disastrous expedition to explore Aztec ruins in Mexico. Set in London on New Year's Eve, 1899, the game's protagonist is Oswald Mandus, a wealthy industrialist and butcher who is implied to be the great grand-nephew of Daniel, the protagonist of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Some take place in the past, some in the present, and some are overtly real while some may be imagined. The game features several interlocking storylines. A Machine for Pigs was released on 22 November 2016 for the PlayStation 4 as part of the Amnesia Collection, including Amnesia: The Dark Descent and its Amnesia: Justine expansion.

The game became available to pre-order on 16 August 2013, and was released on 10 September 2013 to mixed reviews from critics. While set in the same universe as the previous game, it features a new cast of characters and time setting. Originally meant to be a mod, the game is an indirect sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which was both developed and produced by Frictional Games. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is a survival horror video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Frictional Games.
