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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

📅 Jan 23, 2009
Frictional Games
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.
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93.9
Overall Score / 100
9.4/10
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About This Game

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Frictional Games and released in 2009. With an estimated 98,000 copies sold, it is considered a modest seller on Steam. With 2.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 93.9/100 — a exceptional reception overall. Players commonly describe it as Horror, Adventure, First-Person, Psychological Horror and Stealth.

Game Information

Release Date
January 23, 2009
Developer
Frictional Games
Publisher
Frictional Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$9.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
98.2K
(78.5K 117.8K)
VRI ScoreLearning
86.8
👍Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Captions available
Family Sharing
Tags
Horror
Adventure
First-Person
Psychological Horror
Stealth
Atmospheric
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Indie
Survival Horror
Puzzle
Lovecraftian
Dark
Action
Survival
Great Soundtrack
Classic
Nudity
Gore
Multiplayer

Supported Languages

Text Only
English

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows 2000/XP
  • Processor: 1Ghz
  • Memory: 256MB
  • Graphics: Radeon 8500/GeForce 3 (GeForce4MX not supported)
Minimum:
  • OS: OS X 10.7.5 - 10.15.0 This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
  • Processor: 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 1024MB
  • Graphics: Radeon 9600/GeForce 4 (GeForce4MX not supported, Integrated graphics might not work.)
  • Hard Drive: 2.0GB
Minimum:
  • OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or newer, 32-bit libraries must be installed
  • Processor: 2.0Ghz
  • Memory: 1024MB
  • Graphics: Radeon 9600/GeForce 4 (GeForce4MX not supported, Integrated graphics might not work.)
  • Hard Drive: 2.0GB

Legal Notice

Penumbra is a trademark of Frictional Games. All rights reserved.