Penumbra Overture

Penumbra Overture

Steam Deck Playable

Frictional Games · Horror · Mar 6, 2009

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $3.39.

91%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 105 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Nice story, filled with lots of mystery and suspense
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I will say that the atmosphere comment is by far the biggest praise I have for this game, while I have issues with the lighting, not for the reasons you'd expect, it's actually FAR too bright to the point where I never had to use any of the lighting tools the game gave me, and this was with the gamma reduced. the actual environments themselves are interesting enough.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The main thing about this game is its spooky atmosphere and it is delivered very well through the environment, voice acting, and the notes you find along the way.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters146 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay55 reviews
82%
Difficulty21 reviews
90%
Interface12 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat105 reviews
88%
Bugs12 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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Player review score
91%
Very Positive
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