Penumbra Overture

As a fan of Amnesia and SOMA, I wanted to back to the roots, so I decided to play Penumbra Overture. Let me start by saying, it is a dated game (I mean, 2007). You'll notice this in combat and graphics, that was frustrating sometimes. However, in my opinion, the game makes up for it by having an amazing story, nice…

Atmospheric, short, and spooky. This game has some of the most masterful tension and atmosphere of any horror game, and it's super scary, without relying on jumpscares, which is always a plus!

Call me an ATF agent the way none of those dogs were spared. Crap jokes aside although dated, this was a relatively solid survival horror experience, honestly choosing to not fight the dogs and have the power of newtonian physics and beef jerky at your side in trying to trap the dogs in the yellow containers early o…

very fun but i had some issues with the resolution as this game is very old. but a good game still.

atmospheric, influential, lovecraft inspired. very lovely little game from almost 2 decades ago

Penumbra: Overture is the entry to the quite good Penumbra trilogy and I think that it is pretty good. I really liked the atmosphere, physics and the puzzles which were satisfying to complete as well as the bits of lore. Penumbra also had a lot of great moments like the worm chase, the last part when you finally see…