Penumbra: Overture

March 30, 2007 Frictional Games Paradox Interactive
Puzzle Adventure Indie
Linux PC Mac
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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.
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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.
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Release Date March 30, 2007
Developer Frictional Games
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person
Themes Action, Horror, Survival, Stealth
Penumbra: Overture

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