# Games like Penumbra Overture

> The closest matches to Penumbra Overture: Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA, Darkwood, and The Alien Cube. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — Shares puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
2. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Lovecraftian and Stealth, like Penumbra Overture. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
3. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
4. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Shares environmental exploration with Penumbra Overture. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
5. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares environmental exploration and puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
6. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
7. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — A frequent pick in Penumbra Overture players' libraries, and another Action. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
8. [Bendy and the Dark Revival](https://imho.run/games/1063660/bendy-and-the-dark-revival) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 7,385 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063660/)
9. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Shares puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
10. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
11. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Lovecraftian, like Penumbra Overture. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
12. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
13. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — A frequent pick in Penumbra Overture players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
14. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
15. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Also Lovecraftian, like Penumbra Overture. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
16. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Shares puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
17. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
18. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — A frequent pick in Penumbra Overture players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
19. [Phantaruk](https://imho.run/games/468930/phantaruk) — Shares environmental exploration with Penumbra Overture. 56 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/468930/)
20. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
21. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Shares puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
22. [MADiSON](https://imho.run/games/1670870/madison) — Shares environmental exploration and puzzle solving with Penumbra Overture. 1,147 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1670870/)
23. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
24. [The Evil Within](https://imho.run/games/268050/the-evil-within) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Penumbra Overture. 7,495 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=22180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=22180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=22180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=22180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/22180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Penumbra Overture

Penumbra: Overture is a first-person survival horror adventure developed by Frictional Games, released in 2009 and currently priced at $9.99. Players navigate a challenging experience focused on environmental exploration, note-reading, and physics-based puzzle-solving rather than combat, with avoidance tactics serving as the primary survival strategy. Reviewers describe the atmosphere as eerie, immersive, and mysterious, with the narrative unfolding through environmental details and scattered documents. The physics engine enables interactive puzzles that require creative realistic thinking. Currently playable on Steam Deck, the medium-length solo experience has received an 89% positive rating from 1,939 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 22180
- **Developer:** Frictional Games
- **Publisher:** Frictional Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 6, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=22180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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