Penumbra: Overture

76 2007-03-30 • Puzzle, Adventure, Indie • Frictional Games

About the game

Set in the year 2001, Penumbra: Overture follows the story of Philip, a thirty-year-old physicist whose mother has recently died. After receiving a mysterious letter from his supposedly dead father, Philip follows a series of clues that lead him to a mysterious location in uninhabited northern Greenland.

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Time to beat

5 h 56 minAverage completion time
5 h 32 minMain
6 h 2 minMain + Sides
7 h 17 minCompletionist

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Genres
Puzzle • Adventure • Indie
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
First person
Platforms and release dates

PC

2007-05-08

Linux

2007-05-25

Mac

2008-01-10
Developers
Frictional Games
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Game Engines
HPL
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Ratings

73
Metacritic28 ratings
74
IGDB4 ratings

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Description

Set in the year 2001, Penumbra: Overture follows the story of Philip, a thirty-year-old physicist whose mother has recently died. After receiving a mysterious letter from his supposedly dead father, Philip follows a series of clues that lead him to a mysterious location in uninhabited northern Greenland.

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.

Details

Genres
Puzzle • Adventure • Indie
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
First person
Platforms and release dates

PC

2007-05-08

Linux

2007-05-25

Mac

2008-01-10
Developers
Frictional Games
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Game Engines
HPL