Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 2

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Thomas & Dan have actually talked about this question before, it's discussed as one of the FAQs in the Info Portal:

Spoiler below!

Thomas Grip stated the following in an early interview about the game:

So it's set in the same universe but different characters, perhaps there's going to be a link or two, but not too much.

In a later interview Dan Pinchbeck elaborated more on this point:

It’s set broadly in the same universe, but it’s not a direct sequel, these aren’t descendants of any of the characters. The underlying mythos of Amnesia is present, but making itself felt in another story, another time, another part of the world.

Again in October 2012 Dan was asked about the possibility of a connection between the plot of the original Amnesia and its sequel. He said:

It’s set within the same universe, so there are references to things which happen in Dark Descent, and players who played Dark Descent might spot a continuation of the kind of ideas that were in the first game. But it’s completely unrelated, the central plotline of it. So, I guess you could say that quite a few of the Lego bricks are shared with Dark Descent, but we’re making very different things out of them. If that’s not too pompous a metaphor.

Same mythos, different cast of characters. The quotes above are from pretty early articles about the game so I'm not sure why the Danielphiles still think there's any ambiguity about it haha.