Penumbra: Overture

Penumbra: Overture
DeveloperFrictional Games
PublisherLexicon Entertainment
DesignerJens Nilsson
ProgrammerThomas Grip
ArtistAnton Adamse
WriterTom Jubert
ComposerMikko Tarmia
EngineHPL Engine 1
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac OS X
ReleaseWindows
  • WW: 30 March 2007
  • NA: 8 May 2007 (Retail)
Linux
  • WW: 31 May 2007
  • WW: 11 December 2012 (Steam)
OS X
10 January 2008
GenreSurvival horror
ModeSingle-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. 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. However, an expansion has been released since then: Penumbra: Requiem, technically giving the series a third chapter.