Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition overview

Overview

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition comes from Frictional Games and is published by Frictional Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 23, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Captions available, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 9 October 2026 - 03:28:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 14. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 2,954 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition has sold up to 141,046 units and has 2,772 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $878,742. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition overview details

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition contains both Penumbra: Black Plague and the puzzle expansion Penumbra: Requiem. Trapped in a shadowy, underground complex, intrepid explorer Philip is determined to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance. 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. Can Philip master his fear and finally uncover the truth behind a mystery that has haunted him for a lifetime? Only you can decide... Cutting-edge game engine featuring modern 3D and physics technologies Adapted motion blur effects and a new unified lighting system with real-time lightning create great depth with a realistic atmosphere of psychological horror. Compelling and detailed story Finding the answers to questions of the mystery of Philip's lost father throughout the game, with new explanations and a complete storyline wrap up. Highly interactive environments You can interact with any object not nailed to the ground! Focus on, pick up and move around objects through a simple drag and drop interface. Environmental sounds system The sounds of the different environments are contributing to the atmosphere and give the player scaring hints of dangers. Puzzle solving challenges Horror adventure game in puzzle-like style with bonuses and incentives to challenge the player throughout the game.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Captions available, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 9 October 2026 - 03:28:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 14, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorStealthAtmosphericStory RichSingleplayerIndieSurvival HorrorPuzzleLovecraftianDarkActionSurvival

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.