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Penumbra Overture
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I do not write reviews for video games, but this one is quite special. I have replayed this game a dozen times, and each time I revisit the cold depths of Penumbra: Overture's oceans, I feel a sense of revamped adventure that I can't describe, and no other game can pull out of…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Dog killing simulator like no other. Amazing atmosphere and fun puzzles, definitely recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“قد لعبت كل العاب فريكشونل ما عدى بينمبرا, مدري ليش ما عمرها شدتني شفت ان فيها قتال و تجميع موارد و مدري ايش و رزدنت و حفله و حسيت ما بتنخوفني او بتشدني نهائيا فطنشت السلسلة لسنين الين طلع لي فيديو عن اللعبه باليوتيوب و بأول 5 دقايق من الفيديو قررت اتعوذ من ابليس و العب اللعبه…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Adventure · First-Person · Indie · Survival Horror · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Stealth · Dark · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Captions available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.penumbragame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP/Vista Processor: 1.0 Ghz Memory: 256MB(XP) Graphics: Radeon 8500 / Geforce 3(MX4 Not supported) Hard Drive: 800MB Free Space Sound: Soundblaster compatible