Penumbra: Requiem

2008 Frictional Games Adventure, Indie

Windows 11Runs

MacNot confirmed

LinuxNative

Gamicality score

Metacritic 673

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 531

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today3.5/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Mixed

53%

1,050 reviews1

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Penumbra: Requiem run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not confirmed

A Mac version is sold. Not yet confirmed on Apple Silicon.1

LinuxNative

Native Linux version.1

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Synopsis

Penumbra: Requiem is an expansion to Penumbra: Black Plague that continues Philip's story after the main game's ending. It drops the enemies and most of the horror in favor of nine puzzle levels, where you drag, stack and throw physical objects to collect orbs and open the exit. It needs Black Plague to run.

Developer: Frictional Games
Released: 2008
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Reception

Critics were mixed, and its PC Metascore of 67 sits well below Black Plague; reviewers found the physics puzzles decent but missed the horror, enemies and story, and many compared it to Portal. GamesRadar called it a few hours of fair puzzles that fall short of the game it adds to. Steam players hold it at Mixed from about 1,050 reviews, pointing to fiddly first-person platforming and puzzles that send some to a walkthrough.

Playability today

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Runs today

3.5/5

?Not confirmed yetSold or given away today by an official source
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
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All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
It is a single-player expansion with no servers, and nothing has been removed from the current release (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen support is limited, with some resolutions missing and stretched menus unless the config file is edited (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
The game has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
?Not confirmed yetSteam Deck Verified or Playable
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
?Not confirmed yetNo intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
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No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no unresolved issues that crash or block progress on Windows (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Mouse and keyboard controls are remappable, and objects are moved by grabbing and dragging them with the mouse; there is no controller support. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Widescreen support is limited: some resolutions are missing from the menu and the menus and HUD stretch when a widescreen resolution is set through the config file. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Quick save is enabled by default with remappable keys and an on-screen confirmation, so progress can be saved at any time. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
Puzzles come with little context, and players report needing a video guide or walkthrough for sections such as the large water pit. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
With the enemies and story gone, the levels are a run of environmental puzzles, and timed jumping sections have to be executed just right or started over. Source: gamesradar.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
Several levels rely on first-person platforming across ledges and moving objects, and players describe overjumping, falling and repeated attempts that made them nauseous. Source: steamcommunity.com.