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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, Slender: The Eight Pages and Alien: Isolation.

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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 Sep 9, 2022
  1. Sanitarium icon
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    Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

    35 Sanitarium alternatives
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    • Windows

    Sanitarium Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Psychological horror
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  2. Clive Barker's Jericho icon
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    Jericho's core gameplay consists of leading the game's seven-man team codenamed Jericho, allowing control of all team members by jumping to each character during certain points in the game, through various environments that have been warped by the Firstborn while...

    40 Clive Barker's Jericho alternatives
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    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Jericho Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  3. Nightmare Creatures icon
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    Nightmare Creatures is a survival horror video game released for the PlayStation and PC in 1997, and Nintendo 64 in 1998 as a North America exclusive. It was developed by Kalisto Entertainment and published by Activision.

    36 Nightmare Creatures alternatives
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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    • Windows

    Nightmare Creatures Features

    1.  Single player
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  4. Alone in the Dark (trilogy) icon
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    suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination.

    34 Alone in the Dark (trilogy) alternatives
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    • Windows

    Alone in the Dark (trilogy) Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective
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  5. Into The Dark icon
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    We got puzzles, as this is an adventure. But this is also a shooter. And it is an RPG (at least in some special moments). This is really unique - and crazy like hell. From the guys that have brought shame to the gaming world with "Anderson & the Legacy of...

    25 Into The Dark alternatives
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    • Windows

    Into The Dark Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  First person view
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  6. The Legacy: Realm of Terror icon
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    The year is 1993. The protagonist's ancestors, the Winthrops, have obviously dealt with black magic and perhaps even pacts with the demons. Now their mansion is invaded by horrifying creatures, and it is up to the brave hero(ine) to venture inside, solve the mystery, and...

    27 The Legacy: Realm of Terror alternatives
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    • Windows

    The Legacy: Realm of Terror Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  First person view
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  7. The Path icon
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    The Path is a short horror game inspired by older versions of Little Red Ridinghood, set in modern day. The Path offers an atmospheric experience of exploration, discovery and introspection through a unique form of gameplay, designed to immerse you deeply into its dark themes.

    9 The Path alternatives
    The point where the player gets the control.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Conarium icon
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    Conarium casts you in the shoes of Frank Gilman, who has no memory of why he's located in a haunting, Antarctic base. Explore and discover the mystery of why you're there.

    29 Conarium alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Steam

    Conarium Features

    1.  Lovecraftian
    2.  First person view
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  9. The Light Keeps Us Safe icon
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    A procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps.

    11 The Light Keeps Us Safe alternatives
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    • Windows

    The Light Keeps Us Safe Features

    1.  Stealth
    2.  First person view
    3.  Early access
    4.  Procedurally generated
    5.  Psychological horror
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