Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Choose Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,480 Steam reviews back the pick.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs We Are Sisters
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and We Are Sisters 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 17 years older than We Are Sisters (2026). We Are Sisters scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (93.4% 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 We Are Sisters
Choose We Are Sisters if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. We Are Sisters launched in 2026.
Both Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and We Are Sisters sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.4% vs 94.7% 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 |  We Are Sisters | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (1,480 reviews) | 94.7% positive (75 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frictional Games | BobaGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) is 17 years older than We Are Sisters (2026).
- We Are Sisters scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (93.4% positive).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than We Are Sisters (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; We Are Sisters has no Deck rating yet.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition vs We Are Sisters — FAQ
- Should I play Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition or We Are Sisters first?
- If you want chronology, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition (2009) came out before We Are Sisters (2026). 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 We Are Sisters 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. We Are Sisters doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.