Frictional Games
Penumbra: Overture
At a glance
Genres
- graphic adventure game
- survival horror
- action-adventure game
- puzzle video game
- psychological horror fiction
- action game*
- adventure game*
- horror game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Series
- Penumbra
Game facts
Developers
- Frictional Games
Publishers
- Paradox Interactive
- Strategy First
- Frictional Games*
Engines
- HPL Engine
Platforms
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 23*
- Community confidence
- good*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- XP/Vista*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.0 Ghz*
- Memory
- 256MB(XP)*
- Graphics alternatives
- Radeon 8500 / Geforce 3(MX4 Not supported)*
- Storage
- 800MB Free Space Sound: Soundblaster compatible*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- OS X 10.7.5 - 10.15.0 This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.0Ghz*
- Memory
- 1024MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Radeon 9600/GeForce 4 (GeForce4MX not supported, Integrated graphics might not work.)*
- Storage
- 2.0GB*
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or newer, 32-bit libraries must be installed*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.0Ghz*
- Memory
- 1024MB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Radeon 9600/GeForce 4 (GeForce4MX not supported, Integrated graphics might not work.)*
- Storage
- 2.0GB*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Interface languages
- English*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Captions available*
- Family Sharing*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Indie*
Screenshots
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* Provisional data