Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition if you want an Action experience. 1,480 Steam reviews back the pick.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and The Last Door - Collector's Edition 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: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) is 5 years older than The Last Door - Collector's Edition (2014). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: 1,480 reviews, The Last Door - Collector's Edition: 968). 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 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Choose The Last Door - Collector's Edition if it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Last Door - Collector's Edition launched in 2014.
Both Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and The Last Door - Collector's Edition sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.4% vs 94.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition |  The Last Door - Collector's Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (1,480 reviews) | 94.3% positive (968 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frictional Games | The Game Kitchen |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) is 5 years older than The Last Door - Collector's Edition (2014).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: 1,480 reviews, The Last Door - Collector's Edition: 968).
- The Last Door - Collector's Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs The Last Door - Collector's Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or The Last Door - Collector's Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition sits at 93.4% positive (1,480 reviews), The Last Door - Collector's Edition at 94.3% (968). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or The Last Door - Collector's Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) came out before The Last Door - Collector's Edition (2014). 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 The Last Door - Collector's Edition 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.