Penumbra: Overture

IGDB7.4/10PlaylogsPuzzleReleased: Mar 30, 2007Frictional Games

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About This Game

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.

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.

Time to beat

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3h
Normally
11h

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0EN3JIxYw4

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Game Info

Release Date
Mar 30, 2007
Platforms
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • LinuxLinux
  • Mac
IGDB
7.4/104 ratings
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Genre

PuzzleAdventureIndie

Themes

ActionHorrorSurvivalStealth

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Releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows)May 08, 2007
  • LinuxMay 25, 2007
  • MacJan 10, 2008

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  • First person

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