Penumbra Overture

by Frictional Games

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 24, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment90

Very Positive

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

Quick Stats

Reviews

2,169en

4,085 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 24, 2026

Released

Mar 6, 2009

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.4/day

Slowing

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

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈120K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$300.0K

Based on 4,085 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

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 2,171 post-launch reviews

74%202 rev

<2h

83%94 rev

2-10h

91%1,494 rev

10-50h

96%370 rev

50-200h

100%10 rev

200h+

100%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+17pts) — 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 19%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 26%

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