Penumbra: Black Plague

Penumbra: Black Plague is an adventure game thats all about atmosphere. Playing in the afternoon with the TV buzzing in the background doesnt cut it. Its the kind of game that should be played at night -- with the lights out and preferably after...

Penumbra: Overture, the dark psychological horror has had a big episodic baby, and it’s looking up at you dripping in fresh birth juice, telling you its name is Penumbra: Black Plague.Penumbra: Black Plague slips you into the eyes and disembodied...

The Penumbra series comes to a close with more creeps and physics-based puzzles....

While there are moments in Penumbra: Black Plague that scare you the traditional way -- with monsters popping out suddenly -- it doesn't use literal scares as a crutch. Instead, Black Plague uses ambient sounds and darkness to hit you on a deeper...

There is little doubt the point-and-click genre's days are numbered. It's an old-school genre that shows little signs of a renaissance. The decline in interest is not necessarily attributed to the competition from games that offer more control...

Playing Penumbra, it’s hard not to think of Portal. They’re different games, different genres, and we’re pretty sure only one of them features naked grey men trying to kill you. But there’s a connection there, just as there is...

Im willing to bet most of you will have missed the first part of the Penumbra series. Released last year by Swedish developer Frictional Games, the first title (Overture) became somewhat of a cult hit, managing to bring a unique perspective on...

All in all, I was very impressed with Penumbra: Black Plague. The gameplay saw some nice improvements from the previous title and they only added to the fear factor. It’s sad to hear that this will be the last Penumbra title but it is definitely...