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Penumbra: Overture

2007 75 / 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.

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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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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.

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Penumbra: Overture: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
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Wo & wann

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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