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Penumbra Overture

Penumbra Overture

2007/Frictional Games

Penumbra: Overture (also known as Penumbra: Overture – Episode One) is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Frictional Games. The game follows a physicist named Philip who travels to Greenland after his mother's death and is forced to explore an abandoned mine. Penumbra: Overture received average reception from critics. The game was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game would be the final chapter.

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Penumbra: Overture (also known as Penumbra: Overture – Episode One) is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Frictional Games. The game follows a physicist named Philip who travels to Greenland after his mother's death and is forced to explore an abandoned mine. Penumbra: Overture received average reception from critics. The game was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game would be the final chapter. However, an expansion has been released since then: Penumbra: Requiem, technically giving the series a third chapter.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Penumbra: Overture” (en.wikipedia.org), shortened; available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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  • Banner: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
  • Screenshots (5): IGDB.com · Twitch Developer Services Agreement (IGDB); artwork (c) its publisher

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