400:
395:
390:
385:
380:
265:
As time goes on, various strange happenings occur, such as the
Computer referring to both Philip and the Player directly by name as well as more bizarre environments and puzzles. The game, and the entire series, has two possible endings. One concludes with Philip joining Red in the incinerator from
253:
The game begins as the last one ends, with Philip sending the 'kill them all' message. As soon as he finishes, one of the
Infected barges in and hits Phillip on the head with something unseen. The player then controls a character in some kind of tomb. Items need to be collected in each chamber in
278:
ended. Philip can also choose to leave Red to die on his own, and return to the fishing boat which was originally used to take him to the mine in the first place. This seems to be a fulfilling of Red's statement that it is "better to have a story and end it than never to realize it has begun".
304:
However, the developers did eventually decide that they would release a third installment in the form of an expansion pack in order to tie up loose ends and more fully utilize some of the series' characters, as well as to create a more puzzle-focused title in order to fully showcase the
254:
order to move on to the next. In the journey, the player starts to see familiar places from other parts of the facility and begins to receive communications from persons who Philip had encountered previously, such as Dr. Richard
Emminis who Philip encountered in the Computer Room of
31:
1011:
293:, the series (originally intended to be a trilogy) was reduced to two episodes due to unidentified problems with the previous publisher, Lexicon Entertainment. After the release of
629:
258:, a member of the Archaic Elevated Caste called Eloff Carpenter, as well as a person who later identifies himself as Philip's former adviser, Red, from the first
567:
1006:
826:
1001:
474:
1016:
961:
738:
301:
posting about "Penumbra 3: Back With a
Vengeance", a game which promised over-the-top violence and "an action-filled blood soaked ending!"
986:
991:
981:
621:
598:
668:
966:
819:
701:
956:
274:
seems to have been a figment of Philip's mind, this leaves him dead in the room where the game originally began and where
529:
496:
996:
897:
313:
was officially announced on 16 April 2008. During the expansion's development, work also began on what would become
557:
951:
890:
812:
315:
654:
469:
245:
solving. No enemies are encountered, meaning that the player can only be injured by environmental hazards.
1021:
860:
289:
213:
81:
464:
297:, there continued to be no indication that the developers intended to expand the series other than an
976:
971:
562:
438:
was less popular than the previous games in the series, receiving "average" reviews according to the
50:
38:
911:
298:
113:
62:
55:
853:
724:
137:
233:
is an exploration-based adventure game that takes place from a first-person perspective. Unlike
929:
439:
142:
101:
91:
904:
835:
696:
501:
371:
218:
179:
43:
664:
184:
590:
208:
945:
534:
194:
306:
130:
118:
793:
691:
125:
506:
30:
767:
734:
659:
443:
345:
106:
799:
762:
420:
242:
804:
150:
146:
808:
786:
729:
409:
530:"Linux Product Insider: Penumbra: Black Plague for Linux"
270:, deeming regular life not worth living. As the rest of
1012:
Video games set in abandoned buildings and structures
921:
879:
842:
190:
178:
156:
136:
124:
112:
100:
90:
80:
61:
49:
37:
23:
820:
622:"Frictional Games On Penumbra And The Future"
8:
377:
356:
241:however, the focus is almost exclusively on
827:
813:
805:
355:
330:
29:
20:
455:
632:from the original on 30 September 2017
558:"RPS Interview: Penumbra's Tom Jubert"
477:from the original on 29 September 2008
465:"Jens Nilsson, Thomas Grip, TJ Jubert"
723:Onyett, Charles (12 September 2008).
7:
741:from the original on 14 October 2022
704:from the original on 7 November 2020
671:from the original on 12 October 2020
649:
647:
570:from the original on 4 November 2020
360:
335:
690:Young, Stuart (30 September 2008).
326:
1007:Video games scored by Mikko Tarmia
655:"Penumbra: Requiem for PC Reviews"
14:
620:Walker, John (17 February 2009).
601:from the original on 4 March 2016
463:Jong, Philip (25 December 2007).
379:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
1002:Video games developed in Sweden
770:. 25 December 2008. p. 70.
591:"'Penumbra: Requiem' Announced"
505:. 1 April 2008. Archived from
497:"Penumbra 3 - BWaV Announced!"
1:
556:Walker, John (21 July 2008).
528:Gray, James (25 April 2008).
309:'s advanced physics effects.
1017:Video games set in Greenland
962:First-person adventure games
1038:
987:Psychological horror games
725:"Penumbra: Requiem Review"
992:Single-player video games
982:Paradox Interactive games
589:Rainier (16 April 2008).
364:
361:
339:
336:
316:Amnesia: The Dark Descent
287:With the announcement of
229:Like the previous games,
28:
470:Adventure Classic Gaming
967:Frictional Games games
290:Penumbra: Black Plague
214:Penumbra: Black Plague
760:"Penumbra: Requiem".
957:Episodic video games
626:Rock, Paper, Shotgun
563:Rock, Paper, Shotgun
692:"Penumbra: Requiem"
358:
333:
56:Paradox Interactive
997:Video game sequels
898:A Machine for Pigs
440:review aggregation
331:
939:
938:
795:Penumbra: Requiem
628:. Gamer Network.
566:. Gamer Network.
436:Penumbra: Requiem
432:
431:
354:
353:
311:Penumbra: Requiem
204:Penumbra: Requiem
200:
199:
24:Penumbra: Requiem
1029:
952:2008 video games
891:The Dark Descent
836:Frictional Games
829:
822:
815:
806:
790:
789:
787:Official website
772:
771:
757:
751:
750:
748:
746:
720:
714:
713:
711:
709:
697:Adventure Gamers
687:
681:
680:
678:
676:
651:
642:
641:
639:
637:
617:
611:
610:
608:
606:
586:
580:
579:
577:
575:
553:
547:
546:
544:
542:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
502:Frictional Games
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
460:
403:
402:
401:
397:
396:
392:
391:
387:
386:
382:
381:
372:Adventure Gamers
359:
334:
299:April Fools' Day
219:Frictional Games
174:17 November 2008
44:Frictional Games
33:
21:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1027:
1026:
942:
941:
940:
935:
917:
875:
838:
833:
785:
784:
781:
776:
775:
759:
758:
754:
744:
742:
722:
721:
717:
707:
705:
689:
688:
684:
674:
672:
665:CBS Interactive
653:
652:
645:
635:
633:
619:
618:
614:
604:
602:
588:
587:
583:
573:
571:
555:
554:
550:
540:
538:
527:
526:
522:
512:
510:
509:on 4 April 2018
495:
494:
490:
480:
478:
462:
461:
457:
452:
433:
399:
394:
389:
384:
332:Aggregate score
329:
325:
285:
251:
227:
185:Survival horror
173:
165:
163:
76:
19:
18:2008 video game
12:
11:
5:
1035:
1033:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
944:
943:
937:
936:
934:
933:
925:
923:
919:
918:
916:
915:
908:
901:
894:
886:
884:
877:
876:
874:
873:
872:
871:
857:
849:
847:
840:
839:
834:
832:
831:
824:
817:
809:
803:
802:
791:
780:
779:External links
777:
774:
773:
752:
715:
682:
643:
612:
581:
548:
520:
488:
454:
453:
451:
448:
430:
429:
426:
417:
416:
413:
405:
404:
375:
367:
366:
363:
352:
351:
348:
342:
341:
338:
327:
324:
321:
284:
281:
250:
247:
226:
223:
209:expansion pack
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
182:
176:
175:
164:27 August 2008
158:
154:
153:
140:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
116:
110:
109:
104:
98:
97:
94:
88:
87:
84:
78:
77:
75:
74:
71:
67:
65:
59:
58:
53:
47:
46:
41:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1034:
1023:
1022:Windows games
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
947:
932:
931:
927:
926:
924:
920:
914:
913:
909:
907:
906:
902:
900:
899:
895:
893:
892:
888:
887:
885:
882:
878:
870:
869:
865:
864:
863:
862:
858:
856:
855:
851:
850:
848:
845:
841:
837:
830:
825:
823:
818:
816:
811:
810:
807:
801:
797:
796:
792:
788:
783:
782:
778:
769:
765:
764:
756:
753:
740:
736:
732:
731:
726:
719:
716:
703:
699:
698:
693:
686:
683:
670:
666:
662:
661:
656:
650:
648:
644:
631:
627:
623:
616:
613:
600:
596:
592:
585:
582:
569:
565:
564:
559:
552:
549:
537:
536:
535:Linux Journal
531:
524:
521:
508:
504:
503:
498:
492:
489:
476:
472:
471:
466:
459:
456:
449:
447:
445:
441:
437:
427:
425:
423:
419:
418:
414:
412:
411:
407:
406:
376:
374:
373:
369:
368:
357:Review scores
349:
347:
344:
343:
322:
320:
318:
317:
312:
308:
302:
300:
296:
292:
291:
282:
280:
277:
273:
269:
263:
261:
257:
248:
246:
244:
240:
236:
232:
224:
222:
220:
217:developed by
216:
215:
210:
206:
205:
196:
195:Single-player
193:
189:
186:
183:
181:
177:
172:
168:
162:
159:
155:
152:
148:
144:
141:
139:
135:
132:
129:
127:
123:
120:
117:
115:
111:
108:
105:
103:
99:
96:Marc Nicander
95:
93:
89:
85:
83:
82:Programmer(s)
79:
72:
69:
68:
66:
64:
60:
57:
54:
52:
48:
45:
42:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
928:
910:
903:
896:
889:
880:
867:
866:
861:Black Plague
859:
852:
843:
794:
761:
755:
743:. Retrieved
728:
718:
706:. Retrieved
695:
685:
673:. Retrieved
658:
634:. Retrieved
625:
615:
603:. Retrieved
595:Worthplaying
594:
584:
572:. Retrieved
561:
551:
539:. Retrieved
533:
523:
511:. Retrieved
507:the original
500:
491:
479:. Retrieved
468:
458:
435:
434:
421:
408:
370:
314:
310:
307:HPL Engine 1
303:
295:Black Plague
294:
288:
286:
276:Black Plague
275:
271:
267:
264:
259:
256:Black Plague
255:
252:
238:
235:Black Plague
234:
230:
228:
212:
211:to the game
203:
202:
201:
170:
166:
160:
131:HPL Engine 1
119:Mikko Tarmia
70:Jens Nilsson
51:Publisher(s)
39:Developer(s)
15:
977:MacOS games
972:Linux games
763:PC Gamer UK
362:Publication
283:Development
138:Platform(s)
114:Composer(s)
86:Thomas Grip
73:Thomas Grip
63:Designer(s)
946:Categories
912:The Bunker
768:Future plc
735:Ziff Davis
660:Metacritic
450:References
444:Metacritic
346:Metacritic
337:Aggregator
107:Tom Jubert
800:MobyGames
328:Reception
323:Reception
102:Writer(s)
92:Artist(s)
854:Overture
844:Penumbra
739:Archived
702:Archived
669:Archived
630:Archived
599:Archived
568:Archived
475:Archived
442:website
422:PC Gamer
268:Overture
260:Penumbra
239:Overture
225:Gameplay
180:Genre(s)
151:Mac OS X
905:Rebirth
881:Amnesia
868:Requiem
541:20 June
481:24 July
272:Requiem
231:Requiem
191:Mode(s)
161:Windows
157:Release
143:Windows
883:series
846:series
745:4 July
708:4 July
675:4 July
636:4 July
605:4 July
574:4 July
513:4 July
415:7.5/10
350:67/100
262:game.
243:puzzle
207:is an
126:Engine
922:Other
365:Score
340:Score
167:Linux
147:Linux
930:Soma
747:2018
710:2018
677:2018
638:2018
607:2018
576:2018
543:2024
515:2018
483:2013
424:(UK)
249:Plot
237:and
171:OS X
798:at
730:IGN
428:60%
410:IGN
948::
766:.
737:.
733:.
727:.
700:.
694:.
667:.
663:.
657:.
646:^
624:.
597:.
593:.
560:.
532:.
499:.
473:.
467:.
446:.
319:.
221:.
169:,
149:,
145:,
828:e
821:t
814:v
749:.
712:.
679:.
640:.
609:.
578:.
545:.
517:.
485:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
