Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.4% positive across 1,480 reviews.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs Penumbra: Requiem
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and Penumbra: Requiem both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Penumbra: Requiem (2008) is 1 year older than Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009). Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Penumbra: Requiem (52.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Penumbra: Requiem
Choose Penumbra: Requiem if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Penumbra: Requiem launched in 2008.
Both Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and Penumbra: Requiem sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition |  Penumbra: Requiem | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2008 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (1,480 reviews) | 52.3% positive (541 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frictional Games | Frictional Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Penumbra: Requiem (2008) is 1 year older than Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Penumbra: Requiem (52.3% positive).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Penumbra: Requiem has no Deck rating yet.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs Penumbra: Requiem — FAQ
- Which is better, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or Penumbra: Requiem?
- On Steam reviews Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher (93.4% positive) than Penumbra: Requiem (52.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or Penumbra: Requiem first?
- If you want chronology, Penumbra: Requiem (2008) came out before Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and Penumbra: Requiem similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Penumbra: Requiem doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.