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Paradox Interactive

Penumbra: Requiem

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2008

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Penumbra

Engines

  • HPL Engine

Localized titles

  • Penumbra: Requiem

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Captions available*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    46*
  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    36*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    23*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    11*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    7*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    7*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD Radeon 8500*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    1.5 GHz*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Frictional Games

Publishers

  • Paradox Interactive
  • Frictional Games*

Release history

  • 2008-08-27
    Date precision
    Exact date

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
1.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
AMD Radeon 8500*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Penumbra: Requiem*
Release year
2,008*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
1.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon 8500*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
158* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Frictional Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
69* min
Name
Penumbra: Requiem*
Negative reviews · historical
495*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000 .. 200,000*
Positive reviews · historical
555*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Frictional Games*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
  • Horror*
  • Puzzle*
  • Atmospheric*
  • First-Person*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Dark*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Horror
Horror*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
First-Person
First-Person*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Dark
Dark*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
50*
Indie
Votes · historical
46*
Horror
Votes · historical
36*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
34*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
23*
First-Person
Votes · historical
11*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
7*
Dark
Votes · historical
7*
Specifications 3 · 18 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Captions available*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Frictional Games*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
67*
Name
Penumbra: Requiem*
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Publishers
  • Frictional Games*
Recommendations total
1,015*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Interface languages
English (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Captions available
Captions available*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Frictional Games
Frictional Games*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Frictional Games
Frictional Games*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 4 · 9 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Adventure|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
7,019*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Title
Penumbra: Requiem*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*

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