Penumbra (video game series)

Penumbra
Genres	Survival horror
Developers	Frictional Games
Publishers	Paradox Interactive Lexicon Entertainment
Composers	Mikko Tarmia
Platform of origin	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
First release	Penumbra: Overture March 30, 2007
Latest release	Penumbra: Requiem August 27, 2008

Penumbra is the name of an episodic survival horror video game series developed by Frictional Games and published by Paradox Interactive and Lexicon Entertainment. The games use the HPL Engine, initially developed as a tech demo. Penumbra is notable for its horror styling and for allowing advanced physical interaction with the game environment.

Main series

Penumbra: Overture (2007)

Main article: Penumbra: Overture

Set in the year 2000, Penumbra: Overture follows the story of Philip, a thirty-year-old physicist whose mother recently died. After receiving a mysterious letter from his supposedly dead father, Philip follows a series of clues that lead to him to a mysterious location in uninhabited northern Greenland.

Penumbra: Black Plague (2008)

Main article: Penumbra: Black Plague

The story of Black Plague begins as an email sent by Philip to a friend, explaining what has happened to him and begging him to finish the work he could not. The rest of the game then proceeds as a flashback narrated by Philip to his friend in the email, beginning from where the previous game left off.

Penumbra: Requiem (2008)

Main article: Penumbra: Requiem

The game starts 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.

External links

• Penumbra Series - Official Website
• Penumbra Series at ModDB