Penumbra: Overture

Penumbra: Overture (2007)

by Frictional Games, Paradox Interactive
Genres:Adventure, Indie, Puzzle
Themes:Action, Horror, Stealth, Survival
Game modes:Single player
Story: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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user avatar@yarow12user avatar@yarow12
February 01, 2025
I never finished playing this game because it's terrible. Not terribly made, but terrible to experience. It's just too damn scary. And the immersion doesn't help. ♥♥♥♥ that dog. And ♥♥♥♥ that spider.
They added the Windows version of the game to GOG but not the Linux version? Guess I'm buying on Steam. I'm sure Paradox as the binaries sitting in an old NAS somewhere, just give us BOTH versions of the game
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