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Penumbra: Black Plague

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Penumbra is a fun adventure that quickly carves out its own niche in the horror genre. As an indie release, it's exactly the kind of thing we like to see - something writing its own rules, and leaving us excited to see just where its ideas go next.

Available on: PC
Genre: Adventure
Release date: Feb 12, 2008
Published by: Paradox Interactive
Developed by: Frictional Games

7 GOOD
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Penumbra: Black Plague

Don't avoid it like a cliche

PC Review - Feb 13, 2008

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Developer Frictional Games has released a new update for the games making up the survival horror...

News from N4G Aug 10, 2009

Steam slashes 75% off Penumbra titles

Steam has listed it's weekend deal, offering Frictional Games' survival horror titles Penumbra Black...

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Linux Penumbra: Black Plague Released

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Review

Don't avoid it like a cliche

Feb 13, 2008

Playing Penumbra, it’s hard not to think of Portal. They’re different games, different genres, and we’re pretty sure only one of them features naked grey men trying to kill you. But there’s a connection there, just as there is with several other big names, like Silent Hill, The Thing (the movie, not the game) and of course, System Shock, all of which feature the nerve-wracking isolation of being trapped in the ...

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