
The Penumbra series, which includes the new Penumbra: Black Plague and its prequel Penumbra: Overture, is a first person adventure game which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. As of this writing, a demo version is available a full version will be ready the week of April 29th. Wish I had more announcements like this.the game developer Paradox Interactive and the 2-man Swedish developer team, Frictional Games, have released Linux and Mac versions of its popular game Penumbra: Black Plague. I was wondering if there was a tool to make your own maps in Penumbra: Black Plague? Unlike in the previous episode, the player must also frequently interact with the bases computer and security systems by acquiring passwords, retrieving biometric data or keycards, and repairing or overriding certain electronic or mechanical devices. Puzzles vary between traditional inventory puzzles often found in similar games of the survival horror genre and primarily physics based puzzles, such as grabbing and stacking boxes in order to build a rudimentary stairway in order to get past a laser tripwire, or placing boards in order to cross an environmental obstruction such as a pit. Gameplay features a mixture of exploration and solving physical puzzles. Instead, the emphasis is on the use of stealth tactics and fleeing to avoid attacks by enemy creatures. Compared to the previous game Overture, combat has been heavily de-emphasized, with the player no longer able to make weapons or create makeshift traps to fight enemies with. The game's survival horror aspect mostly consists of avoiding various enemies which seek to injure or otherwise harm the protagonist. Although originally intended to conclude the series, a further expansion called Penumbra: Requiem was released later that year.īlack Plague is an exploration-based survival horror game that takes place from a first-person perspective. Black Plague was released on Februto generally favourable reviews from critics. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the original to explore an underground research base.

Penumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic computer games developed by Frictional Games.
