Frictional Games AB is a Swedish independent video game developer based in Malmö, founded in January 2007 by Thomas Grip and Jens Nilsson. The company specialises in the development of survival horror games with very little or no combat gameplay mechanics. It is best known for its games Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) and Soma (2015).
History
Frictional Games was founded by Thomas Grip and Jens Nilsson.[2] Before founding the company, both had little professional experience in the video game industry, having only had done some freelance jobs.[2] The two began co-operating when Nilsson joined Grip on Unbirth, a hobby project that was later cancelled.[3] They subsequently collaborated on other projects and formally established Frictional on 1 January 2007.[3] The company was established in Helsingborg, Sweden, although most members worked remotely from other parts of Europe.