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Penumbra: Overture

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App ID 22180
App Type Game
Store Name Penumbra Overture
Developer
Publisher Frictional Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 31479473
Last Record Update 4 October 2025 – 11:37:49 UTC ()
Release Date 6 March 2009 – 23:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.12%
3k reviews
15
In-Game
😱 Horror 🗺️ Adventure 🙌 First-Person 🎒 Survival Horror 🌫 Atmospheric

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Additional Information

Developer Frictional Games
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gamedir Penumbra Overture
metacritic_name Penumbra: Overture
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NoServers Yes
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ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/22180/
InstallScript 22180_install.vdf
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Publisher Frictional Games
SortAs Penumbra 1: Overture
Store Release Date 30 March 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 6 March 2009 – 23:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 30 March 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1175238000)
Store Asset Modification Time 31 October 2022 – 12:21:35 UTC () (1667218895)
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review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • 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
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 12 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 459398
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:29 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 🗺️ Adventure 🙌 First-Person 🌱 Indie 🎒 Survival Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 🕴 Psychological Horror 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🥷 Stealth 😨 Dark 🧩 Puzzle 🐙 Lovecraftian 💥 Action 🌲 Survival 🕒 Classic

Categories

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

Assets

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timestamp3 October 2024 – 11:22:45 UTC

Trailer 1668 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:08:20 UTC

Steam charts

  • 15 players right now
  • 21 24-hour peak
  • 213 all-time peak 16 September 2015
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 29 24-hour peak
  • 101,695 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.12% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,509 90.5% positive reviews
  • 369 9.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 March 2009 Steam Release -
4 May 2010 ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle -
14 December 2010 ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle #2 -

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

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 15 players live playing Penumbra: Overture on Steam.

Penumbra: Overture had an all-time peak of 213 concurrent players on 16 September 2015.

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