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Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him…

27 August 2008

Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition is an adventure developed by Frictional Games, released 27 August 2008 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition is

Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition is an adventure game developed by Frictional Games and released in 2008. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, stealth and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition launched on 27 August 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Rock Band 2.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2.

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When did Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition come out?
Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition was released on 27 August 2008 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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