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.
IGDB / 8944
Penumbra: Overture
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.
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- Paradox Interactive
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- First person
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- Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
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- PC (Microsoft Windows) May 08, 2007
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 30, 2007
- Linux May 25, 2007
- Mac Jan 10, 2008
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