Penumbra: Overture (PC)

“The controls are terrible in this game, but despite that it gave me a few genuine creepy moments & jumpyness.”

“The controls are terrible in this game, but despite that it gave me a few genuine creepy moments & jumpyness.”

“A sort of dark, Lovecraftian horror-adventure game. There are some combat elements thrown in for good measure, but their poor implementation makes this anything but an action game. The premise, if I understood it correctly, is that the character...”

“A sort of dark, Lovecraftian horror-adventure game. There are some combat elements thrown in for good measure, but their poor implementation makes this anything but an action game. The premise, if I understood it correctly, is that the character has come to a deserted location in the arctic circle in search of his long-lost father. The character stumbles upon (and eventually into) an abandoned underground research station and mining operation...which has, for reasons unknown, been plagued by a plethora of mutated or magical beasts. Your mission, whether or not you choose to accept it, is to get the hell out of there and back to the surface. Avoid the beasts, solve the puzzles, and collect a bunch of creepy little tribal statuettes on the way out.

Again, this game takes a very Lovecraftian approach to storytelling, so don't expect everything to get wrapped up in some nice, neat little package by the end. It's good, but not great. The game is at its best if you play it at night in total darkness with the contrast turned fairly low -- there are a couple of really scary moments to be found in this otherwise unremarkable adventure game.”

“The atmonsphere makes me want to run out...but the brains make me want to play more.”

“The atmonsphere makes me want to run out...but the brains make me want to play more.”

“This game blows your mind away! The atmosphere is just amazing and I sat here with a complete guide in my hands, daytime, easiest mode and an old version with a shader-bug, but still almost crapped my pants.”

“This game blows your mind away! The atmosphere is just amazing and I sat here with a complete guide in my hands, daytime, easiest mode and an old version with a shader-bug, but still almost crapped my pants.”

“Great dark, horror, adventure, creepy game! I like it”

“Great dark, horror, adventure, creepy game! I like it”

“Dark, pants-cripplingly terrifying, filled with innovative physics, and layered with an intriguing, mysterious plot. A landmark adventure and survival horror game. It's a shame the combat's repetitive and clumsy.”

“Dark, pants-cripplingly terrifying, filled with innovative physics, and layered with an intriguing, mysterious plot. A landmark adventure and survival horror game. It's a shame the combat's repetitive and clumsy.”

“The physics in this game are very good and result in some great puzzles... and its damn scary... not so many HOLY SHIT moments, but the feeling of dread is present throughout the entire game”

“The physics in this game are very good and result in some great puzzles...

and its damn scary... not so many HOLY SHIT moments, but the feeling of dread is present throughout the entire game”