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.
Penarium is an indie developed by Self Made Miracle, released 22 September 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac. It currently starts at $1.72 at GameBillet.
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).
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.
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 5,098 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.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.72 at GameBillet, 83% below its usual price.
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.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Penarium yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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