HomePenumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Frictional Games · released Jan 23, 2009 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
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 san
Released Jan 23, 2009
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 93% positive of 2,786 Steam reviews | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 8 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 29 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 32 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 17 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 19 | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 20 | 3 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 84k – 280k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $440k – $1.5M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 2,786 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 30–98 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Lovecraftian | 1 in 94 games |
| Stealth | 1 in 33 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
| Horror | 1 in 9 games |
| First-Person | 1 in 6 games |
| Story Rich | 1 in 6 games |
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