Penumbra (video game series)
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Penumbra is the name of an episodic
video game series by developer Frictional Games
, published by Lexicon Entertainment and Paradox Interactive
. The games use the HPL Engine
, initially developed as a tech demo. Penumbra is notable for its horror styling and for allowing advanced physical interaction with the game environment.
Besides the original tech demo, the series comprises:
Episodic games
An episodic video game is a video game of a shorter length that is commercially released as an installment to a continuous and larger series. Episodic games differ from conventional video games in that they often contain less content but are developed on a more frequent basis.Such a series may or...
video game series by developer Frictional Games
Frictional Games
Frictional Games is an independent video game company located in Helsingborg, Sweden. The developer comprises a small core team and is led by Thomas Grip and Jens Nilsson. Certain key roles such as Music and Narrative Design are performed by external staff like Mikko Tarmia and Tom Jubert,...
, published by Lexicon Entertainment and Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive
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. The games use the HPL Engine
HPL Engine
The HPL Engine is a 3D game engine created by Frictional Games. The engine, named after the initials of horror author H. P. Lovecraft, was started in 2004, as a thesis job for a 2D platform game "Energetic", released in 2005. The functionality for 3D games was added later, which culminated in...
, initially developed as a tech demo. Penumbra is notable for its horror styling and for allowing advanced physical interaction with the game environment.
Besides the original tech demo, the series comprises:
- Penumbra: OverturePenumbra: OverturePenumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic first-person adventure games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game...
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(2007) - Penumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic computer games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the...
- Windows, Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
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(2008)- Penumbra: RequiemPenumbra: RequiemPenumbra: Requiem is an expansion pack to the game Penumbra: Black Plague by Frictional Games.- Gameplay :Like the previous games, Requiem is an exploration-based adventure game that takes place from a first-person perspective and final installment of the main series...
, an expansion to Penumbra: Black Plague - Windows, Mac OS XMac OS XMac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
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(2008)
- Penumbra: Requiem