Penumbra (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Horror Games

The best Horror Game alternative to Penumbra is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Penumbra and many of them are Horror Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Horror Game alternatives to Penumbra are Resident Evil, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alien: Isolation and Slender: The Eight Pages.

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Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the...

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Penumbra alternatives page was last updated May 19, 2023
  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

    27 Outlast alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Outlast Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Penumbra.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Penumbra.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietaryPenumbra is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Resident Evil icon
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    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

    27 Resident Evil alternatives
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    • Windows

    Resident Evil Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Coop storymode
    4.  Zombie Game
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  3. Amnesia: The Dark Descent icon
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    Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

    36 Amnesia: The Dark Descent alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Moddable

    Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  First person view
    4.  Walking simulator
    5.  Psychological horror
    6.  Lovecraftian
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent iconPenumbra Icon

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  4. Cry of Fear icon
     4 likes

    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

    27 Cry of Fear alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Cry of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  First person view
    5.  Psychological horror
    Cry of Fear iconPenumbra Icon

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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to Penumbra.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietaryPenumbra is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cry of Fear is MultiplayerPenumbra is not according to our users
  5. Alien: Isolation icon
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    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    37 Alien: Isolation alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch

    Alien: Isolation Features

    1.  Controller Support
    2.  Single player
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Sci-fi
    5.  Stealth
    6.  First person view
    7.  Steam cloud
    8.  Psychological horror
    Alien: Isolation iconPenumbra Icon

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    • Alien: Isolation is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Penumbra.

    • Alien: Isolation is Paid and ProprietaryPenumbra is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Slender: The Eight Pages icon
     12 likes

    Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

    30 Slender: The Eight Pages alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Slender: The Eight Pages Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Psychological horror
    4.  First person view
    Slender: The Eight Pages iconPenumbra Icon

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  7. SOMA icon
     4 likes

    SOMA is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean.

    18 SOMA alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation

    SOMA Features

    1.  Single player
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  8. Dying Light icon
     8 likes

    Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.

    38 Dying Light alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dying Light Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Zombie Game
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  9. Silent Hill icon
     10 likes

    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

    30 Silent Hill alternatives
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    • Windows

    Silent Hill Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Psychological horror
    Silent Hill iconPenumbra Icon

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  10. Clive Barker's Undying icon
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    40 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  11. Layers of Fear icon
     3 likes

    Layers of Fear is an foray into madness, a first-person horror game that sets a tone of fear and dread through provocative story telling as you explore a Victorian setting complete with mood-setting art pieces.

    29 Layers of Fear alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Layers of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Atmospheric
    3.  Exploration
    Layers of Fear iconPenumbra Icon

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  12. Slender: The Arrival icon
     2 likes

    You're on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official videogame adaption of Slender Man, developed in collaboration with Eric "Victor Surge" Knudson, creator of the paranormal phenomenon that...

    32 Slender: The Arrival alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    Slender: The Arrival iconPenumbra Icon

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