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Penumbra: Black Plague

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App ID 22120
App Type Game
Store Name Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Developer
Publisher Frictional Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28969397
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:31:54 UTC ()
Release Date 23 January 2009 – 22:41:00 UTC ()
😍 90.02%
2k reviews
5
In-Game

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Additional Information

Developer Frictional Games
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metacritic_name Penumbra: Black Plague
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metacritic_score 78
NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/22120/
InstallScript 22120_install.vdf
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Publisher Frictional Games
SortAs Penumbra 2: Black Plague
Store Release Date 23 January 2009 – 22:41:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 23 January 2009 – 22:41:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 October 2022 – 12:21:22 UTC () (1667218882)
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Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 459397
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:29 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 🗺️ Adventure 🙌 First-Person 🕴 Psychological Horror 🥷 Stealth 🌫 Atmospheric 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🎒 Survival Horror 🧩 Puzzle 🐙 Lovecraftian 💥 Action 😨 Dark 🌲 Survival 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕒 Classic 🍑 Nudity 😖 Gore 🕹️ Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Captions available Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp3 October 2024 – 11:22:48 UTC

Steam charts

  • 5 players right now
  • 10 24-hour peak
  • 121 all-time peak 1 February 2013
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Store data

  • 8,354 followers
  • 2,603 positive reviews
  • 164 negative reviews
  • 94.07% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 56,641 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.02% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,603 94.1% positive reviews
  • 164 5.9% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Penumbra: Black Plague right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing Penumbra: Black Plague on Steam.

Penumbra: Black Plague had an all-time peak of 121 concurrent players on 1 February 2013.

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