good game but it has animal violins

Despite being extremely outdated, "Penumbra Overture" is an incredibly well done horror game that can be considered as a genre defining masterpiece that started an era of great horror games with well-written stories that rely on pure terror instead of cheap jumpscares that can only startle you, but never really make you feel afraid.

While I can agree that this game is not for everyone, especially for younger audiences, including people like me, who are just slightly older than this game, I can still recommend "Penumbra Overture" to those of you who are looking for a high-quality survival horror game that is old but gold.

Also if you find puzzles and slow-paced gameplay that involves a lot of reading and thinking, this game is not for you. I can only recommend this game to people that have greater attention span that the one of the average TikTok user whose brain couldn't comprehend what is going on in this game.

Overall I can say that "Penumbra Overture" deserves a rating of 8/10, because of its interesting ways of telling its creepy story and presenting its horrifying atmosphere with a well-tuned gameplay.

really good game imo, story can be confusing but its pretty good overall
gameplay i love, the swinging mechanic of the pickaxe is a bit unnecessary but kinda sick
it wasn't very scary at all though, the enemies pose little to no threat considering that you are not only faster than them but they often give up extremely easily and have a hard time detecting you

i can't believe people can't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ handle swiping their mouse to the left and the right to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hit something critics are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid

The famous horror experience of Amnesia, notably The Dark Descent, is the spiritual successor to the Penumbra series, despite being a game that's leagues above it, admittedly. Penumbra now feels outdated, and has its fair share of problems: its janky combat does it absolutely no favors, and actually diminishes its scariness. Since the game oozes atmosphere and character however, it's tolerable.

Penumbra: Overture is still a fantastic, albeit short horror experience in its own right, as to be expected from Frictional Games' products. Overture can be pretty dark in its theme, too: the story told through the notes and locations we visit have us deal with desperation, claustrophobia and loss of hope.

WARNING: don't be dissatisfied with the abrupt ending, since the story continues in Penumbra: Black Plague and Penumbra: Requiem.

good game

I wrote a positive review of this product because it is a very good product.

Awesome game. I have no negative thoughts about it.

dog

Solid game
Love the unique ambience
Genuinely spooky