Penumbra
Penumbra is a tech demo made by Frictional Games to show off the power of the HPL engine, released on July 4, 2006 for free.
4 July 2006
Penumbra is a video game developed by Frictional Games, released 4 July 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Penumbra is
Penumbra was developed by Frictional Games and released in 2006. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on HPL Engine.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Penumbra launched on 4 July 2006, within three weeks of Persona 3, FlatOut 2, LocoRoco and Titan Quest.
Released around the same time: Persona 3, FlatOut 2, LocoRoco, Titan Quest.
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When did Penumbra come out?
Penumbra was released on 4 July 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).