Game Details
Penumbra: Overture
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Released on: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Frictional Games
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Themes: Action, Horror, Survival, Stealth
Game Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | May 08, 2007 |
| Linux | May 25, 2007 |
| Mac | January 10, 2008 |
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About:
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.
Story:
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.