Penumbra is a first person horror adventure focusing on story, immersion, and puzzle solving. Violence and combat are hardly an option: the player has to use wits to guide Philip through his final test, which makes the series unique in offering a truly dangerous and terrifying experience. Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilizing cutting edge technology, Penumbra is a true advancement to the adventure genre. The unique physics system allows for true environmental interaction: The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and manipulate those objects in 3D space, all using natural mouse movements. This creates a highly interactive and immersive game world.
| Tags | Game horror scary first person adventure action 3D Physics |
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| Licenses | Commercial Common Public |
| Operating Systems | Windows Linux Mac OS X |
| Implementation | OpenGL OpenAL AngelScript Newton Game Dynamics |
| Translations | English |