Penumbra: Overture

Publisher: Got Game Entertainment

Publisher 2: Lexicon

Developer: Frictional Games

Category: Adventure

Release Dates

Intl - 03/30/2007

Digital Download - 03/30/2007

N Amer - 05/08/2007

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

7.5
GZ Rating

Gameplay	7.5
Graphics	8
Sound	8
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	8
Overall	7.5

Reviewer: Anise Hollingshead

Review Date: 05/11/2007

Scary, but confusing

Full Penumbra: Overture Review

Avg. Web Rating

8.0

News

Penumbra: Overture Ships to North American Retail
Genre-blurring adventure game for the PC brings FPS thrills and immersive story chills to North American retail shelves

Got Game Entertainment Announces Penumbra: Overture Goes Gold
Adventure game fans steady their nerves and ready their wits as this haunting game for the PC prepares for its North American release

Strategy First Launches Penumbra: Overture Online for Digital Download
Software Publisher Strategy First Inc. and the Swedish Independent Developer Frictional Games, announced today that “Penumbra: Overture” is now available for purchase online

Got Game Brings "Penumbra: Overture" to Light in North America
Got Game today announced a North American publishing deal for "Penumbra: Overture

Description

With a focus on immersive story and brain-teasing puzzles, Penumbra: Overture leads you to a strange metal hatch in the middle of a frozen wasteland.

Step into the hatch and step into the shadows of the unknown where only your wits will unravel the mysteries of this cold catacomb.

Penumbra: Overture places you in the role of Philip, who, following the death of his mother, receives a letter from a dead man – his father. The letter insists he burn a particular book, but Philip studies it instead. Following clues in the book, he is led to Greenland. Caught in a deadly snow storm, he finds refuge – or so he thinks – in a strange metal hatch in the snow. Stepping into the hatch, Philip steps into the unknown where he must use his wits to solve puzzles and unravel the mysteries of his past.

Featuring cutting-edge technology, you can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects, and more using natural mouse movements, creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.