Genres
Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), MacDeveloper
Frictional GamesRelease date
March 30, 2007Official links
Game overview
About the Game
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.
Storyline
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.
Media gallery
Screenshots
Featured video
Gameplay Trailer
PC requirements
System Requirements
Entry specification
Minimum
- OS
- XP/Vista
- Processor
- 1.0 Ghz
- Memory
- 256MB(XP)
- Graphics
- Radeon 8500 / Geforce 3(MX4 Not supported)
- Hard Drive
- 800MB Free Space
- Sound
- Soundblaster compatible
Recommended specifications are not published in this game's Steam listing.
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