Penumbra: Black Plague

Penumbra: Black Plague
DeveloperFrictional Games
PublisherParadox Interactive
Designers
  • Jens Nilsson
  • Thomas Grip
ProgrammerThomas Grip
ArtistAnton Adamse
WriterTom Jubert
ComposerMikko Tarmia
EngineHPL Engine 1
PlatformsWindows, Mac OS X, Linux
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: 12 February 2008
  • NA: 13 February 2008 (Retail)
  • EU: 15 February 2008
OS X, Linux
12 May 2008
GenreSurvival horror
ModeSingle-player

Penumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic video games developed by Frictional Games. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the original to explore an underground research base. Black Plague was released in February 2008 to generally favourable reviews from critics. Although originally intended to conclude the series, a further expansion called Penumbra: Requiem was released later that year.