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2007

Penumbra: Overture

Tonight at a glance

Platforms
Linux · PC · Mac
Mode
Single player
Age rating
ESRB M
Violence
Strong
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.

The story

Penumbra:Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore. Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, Penumbra is a substantial advancement of the genre.

  • Action
  • Horror
  • Survival
  • Stealth
  • open-source
  • action-adventure
  • steam
  • survival horror
  • digital distribution
  • single-player only

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

Production

Players
76 / 100 · 93 players
Critics
74 / 100 · 4 critics
Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Paradox Interactive