Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.4% positive across 1,480 reviews.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs Stygian: Outer Gods
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and Stygian: Outer Gods both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) is 16 years older than Stygian: Outer Gods (2025). Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Stygian: Outer Gods (84.7% 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 Stygian: Outer Gods
Choose Stygian: Outer Gods if you want a RPG and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Stygian: Outer Gods launched in 2025.
Both Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and Stygian: Outer Gods sit in Action 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 |  Stygian: Outer Gods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (1,480 reviews) | 84.7% positive (268 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frictional Games | Misterial Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) is 16 years older than Stygian: Outer Gods (2025).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Stygian: Outer Gods (84.7% positive).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Stygian: Outer Gods (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Deck Playable, Stygian: Outer Gods is Deck Unsupported.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs Stygian: Outer Gods — FAQ
- Which is better, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or Stygian: Outer Gods?
- On Steam reviews Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition scores higher (93.4% positive) than Stygian: Outer Gods (84.7% 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 Stygian: Outer Gods first?
- If you want chronology, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) came out before Stygian: Outer Gods (2025). 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 Stygian: Outer Gods similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.