You need to know what you’re doing and where you’re going.
I recommend at least one playthrough before doing this.
You will be able to hear the enemies much easier doing this. The mode affects the Illuminatus achievement, which you can’t get while playing in Hard Mode as it reduces the number of tinderboxes throughout the level. The mode changes some fundamental elements of the game, and therefore can’t be changed halfway through. You can pick between normal mode and Hard Mode when starting a new game of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. If you die you go back to your last save.
There is no danger music when the monsters are near. Monsters are faster, spot the player more easily, deal more damage and stay around for longer Less oil and tinderboxes throughout the levels Sanity dropping to zero results in death Autosaves are disabled, and manual saving costs 4 tinderboxes Hard mode differs from the normal game in the following ways: This achievement requires you to beat The Dark Descent on Hard Mode. It will not be an entire walkthrough but will guide you in beating the tougher parts of the game and give you information for monster spawns on each level. Welcome to the guide for the Masochist achievement.
