Penarium (2015) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Penarium

Poor Willy. Trapped in a sinister circus, his only hope of seeing his family is to run and jump his way past an array of deathtraps while being cheered on by a sadistically bloodthirsty crowd.

75 22 September 2015 ESRB T

What Penarium is

Penarium is an indie game developed by Self Made Miracle and released in 2015. It was published by Team17. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Poor Willy. Trapped in a sinister circus, his only hope of seeing his family is to run and jump his way past an array of deathtraps while being cheered on by a sadistically bloodthirsty crowd.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 24 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Penarium holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Penarium launched on 22 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone.

Penarium — frequently asked questions

When did Penarium come out?

Penarium was released on 22 September 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Penarium?

At minimum, Penarium needs Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series graphics, 300 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Penarium?

The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("300 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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