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Penumbra: Overture

2007 76 / 100 Adventure Indie Puzzle

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.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayStealth GameplaySurvival MoodHorror Game feelChallenging

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Story & context

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.

GameplayStealth GameplaySurvival MoodHorror Game feelChallenging GameplayPuzzles GenreAdventure GenreIndie GenrePuzzle ThemeAction ThemeHorror ThemeStealth
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ThemeSurvival Traitaction-adventure Traitcliffhanger Traitdiary pages Traitdifficulty level Traitdigital distribution Traitgame reference Traitgamersgate Traithumble bundle Traitice stage Traitinteractive environments Traitisolation Traitmelee Traitnovint falcon support Traitopen-source Traitoriginal soundtrack release Traitphysics manipulation Traitpolygonal 3d Traitshadow stealth Traitsingle-player only Traitsnail Traitspider Traitsprinting mechanics Traitsteam Traitsteam play Traitsurvival horror Traitunreliable narrator Traitvent crawling Traitvoice acting

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
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Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) May 08, 2007
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 30, 2007
  • Linux May 25, 2007
  • Mac Jan 10, 2008

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