Amnesia: The Dark Descent or Penumbra: The Black Plague?

[Nyarlathotep]

Overall I think Amnesia is a better game. It's a more polished experience that really made some good design choices, in deciding to back away from moments that frustrate the player.

I love the Penumbra trilogy, and played it well before Amnesia. But they're definitely rough around the edges. There are spots in each game where I'd get stuck on a puzzle or at a sequence where I'd die over and over. Definitely an immersion killer.

I do like Penumbra's story just a bit more though. The ending to Black Plague was amazing.