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Penumbra: Black Plague

2008 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie

80IGDB player score
85 ratings

Previously Take

A respectable 80 average that never found its audience. Horror that commits — science fiction atmosphere, real dread, and scares that aren't cheap. Solo only, and better for it — this is a one-player experience through and through.

About this game

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Trapped in a shadowy, underground complex, intrepid explorer Philip is determined to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance. Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity. Can Philip master his fear and finally uncover the truth behind a mystery that has haunted him for a lifetime? Only you can decide...

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Game facts

Release date

Feb 12, 2008

Developer

Frictional Games

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Platforms

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Genres

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Themes

Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival, Stealth

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Critic score

80 / 100 (2 reviews)

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