| Penumbra: Overture | |
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| Developer(s) | Frictional Games |
| Publisher(s) | Lexicon Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Jens Nilsson |
| Programmer(s) | Thomas Grip |
| Artist(s) | Anton Adamse |
| Writer(s) | Tom Jubert |
| Composer(s) | Mikko Tarmia |
| Engine | HPL Engine 1 |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Release | Windows
10 January 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Penumbra: Overture (also known as Penumbra: Overture – Episode One) is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Frictional Games.[2] The game follows a physicist named Philip who travels to Greenland after his mother's death and is forced to explore an abandoned mine. Penumbra: Overture received average reception from critics.
The game was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game would be the final chapter.[3] However, an expansion has been released since then: Penumbra: Requiem, technically giving the series a third chapter.[4]
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