Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

by Frictional Games

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 21, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

1,612en

2,911 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 21, 2026

Released

Jan 23, 2009

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.3/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈87,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$210.0K

Based on 2,911 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 1,613 post-launch reviews

82%100 rev

<2h

81%77 rev

2-10h

95%1,170 rev

10-50h

97%260 rev

50-200h

100%4 rev

200h+

50%2 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+19pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 44 similar games in the Action genre released in 2009.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 9%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 40%

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