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2008PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive9.75 €

A claustrophobic first-person horror game set in an underground research facility, where you survive through physics-based puzzles and hiding rather than weapons. Atmosphere and fear of the unknown matter far more than combat.

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The closest matches for Penumbra: Black Plague are eXperience 112, Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel and Dino Crisis. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Penumbra: Black Plague special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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2007PC56 % positive9.99 €

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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You watch an abandoned ship through surveillance cameras and indirectly guide its lone survivor Lea through puzzles and dangers to uncover the truth. The unusual hook is acting only as her eyes and voice.

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