Penumbra: Requiem

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 115 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 50 out of 115
  3. Negative: 34 out of 115

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  1. Matseb2611
    Dec 22, 2011
    2
    Whereas Penumbra: Black Plague struck all the right notes in regard to horror survival, Requiem struck all the rest. Do not be fooled. This does not even feel like the continuation to Black Plague. Whereas BP (and probably Overture too, I haven't played it) was about survival, intense atmosphere and getting scared to death, Requiem has NONE of that. NONE at all. Not a single monster, not aWhereas Penumbra: Black Plague struck all the right notes in regard to horror survival, Requiem struck all the rest. Do not be fooled. This does not even feel like the continuation to Black Plague. Whereas BP (and probably Overture too, I haven't played it) was about survival, intense atmosphere and getting scared to death, Requiem has NONE of that. NONE at all. Not a single monster, not a single intense moment. Even the puzzles are silly and frustrating. Whereas in BP it was all about realistic logical solutions to problems to help you survive, with Requiem the puzzle element takes an extremely generic, tedious and repetitive approach. Collect X number of glowing globes/keys to activate a portal and teleport to the next area. Rinse and repeat. There is no storyline, no logical explanations as to why you had to solve a puzzle at hand a certain way, it is simply a mess. It even seems like an incomplete game, as if the developers just created the levels and forgot to put in all the rest that was needed to make this game entertaining.… Expand
  2. MashallB.
    Sep 30, 2008
    2
    Short, lacks suspense, and does not add to the story of the Tuurngait infection. Really just a shift the box game. Very disappointing after the first two games were so great. I wish they'd given it a few more months in development to build on the plot.
  3. dajhorn
    Jun 17, 2014
    0
    No story, no action, no horror. Requiem is not what I was expecting from something in the Penumbra series. This game is a just a put-blocks-on-switches puzzler that could have been an engine demo or a Nintendo cartridge from years ago.
  4. AstiX
    Jun 5, 2020
    4
    A completely unnecessary part of the series. Unlike its predecessors it focuses 100% on puzzles for some reason. And nothing else! No story, no mystery, no horror, no scary atmosphere, no challenge.

    You'd think this would at least mean better, cleverer puzzle design, but it all boils down to doing lots of running around finding items and hauling items from one end to the other over long    A completely unnecessary part of the series. Unlike its predecessors it focuses 100% on puzzles for some reason. And nothing else! No story, no mystery, no horror, no scary atmosphere, no challenge.

    You'd think this would at least mean better, cleverer puzzle design, but it all boils down to doing lots of running around finding items and hauling items from one end to the other over long distances. The only "difficulty" is in how time-consuming and tedious they are.

    Best to skip it.    … Expand
  5. OneShotOwnage
    Aug 28, 2008
    3
    Not sure what happened in this addition to the Penumbra series, but I don't like it. It was almost like they were trying to create an offbrand horror version of valve's "Portal." Requiem does not contain any sort of story line (if it does, it was not very obvious to me). On top of that, it was almost like Reqiuem was created using no Logic. Whether you are trying to get a Not sure what happened in this addition to the Penumbra series, but I don't like it. It was almost like they were trying to create an offbrand horror version of valve's "Portal." Requiem does not contain any sort of story line (if it does, it was not very obvious to me). On top of that, it was almost like Reqiuem was created using no Logic. Whether you are trying to get a mysterious blue ball rolling through randomly placed blue blinking laser grid without touching the lasers, or you are throwing explosive ketchup bottles through a large pipe to blow up a box with a key in it below you... it is all the same. It is boring, and tedious. I never thought I would say this, but it isn't even worth 10 dollars. This is definitely free-ware material.… Expand
  6. horrorreviews
    Nov 1, 2014
    3
    A real disappointment. After having a great time with Overture I had very high hopes for this series. Black plague was not as good but still decent but this was garbage. This is not what I have come to expect from Frictional games (especially now after Amnesia). This series would have been far better off being wrapped up in black plague. No story AT ALL. Absolutely no atmosphere and boringA real disappointment. After having a great time with Overture I had very high hopes for this series. Black plague was not as good but still decent but this was garbage. This is not what I have come to expect from Frictional games (especially now after Amnesia). This series would have been far better off being wrapped up in black plague. No story AT ALL. Absolutely no atmosphere and boring tedious puzzles. After the first 30 minutes I just looked at a walk-through before playing each section simply because I had no desire to waste my time on boring, hard puzzles and besides its not like there were and real spoilers in terms of story. No story , no scares, no atmosphere, no fun and bugs to top it all off. I understand this was mostly due to financial problems during development but they would have been better of making BP longer and ending the series there. Not worth the money.… Expand
  7. SergioVM87
    Jan 4, 2016
    2
    Este juego es una total decepción. Parece como si los creadores hubiesen querido cerrar la historia sin ganas y con prisas. No hay nada de terror en este último episodio. Parece un Portal con ambiente de terror, sin llegar a dar miedo. El final es lo más decepcionante que he visto. En Steam hay un mod creado por la comunidad de Amnesia llamado Penumbra: Necrologue. Empieza donde se quedóEste juego es una total decepción. Parece como si los creadores hubiesen querido cerrar la historia sin ganas y con prisas. No hay nada de terror en este último episodio. Parece un Portal con ambiente de terror, sin llegar a dar miedo. El final es lo más decepcionante que he visto. En Steam hay un mod creado por la comunidad de Amnesia llamado Penumbra: Necrologue. Empieza donde se quedó Black Plague y aunque no es un episodio oficial, es lo que debió haber sido Requiem.… Expand
  8. DJKrimson
    Feb 11, 2021
    3
    Uninspired. This is not at all what the other penumbra games are about. There's no horror (not even a single enemy) and there's no story at all. I only finished it because I knew is was really short (around 3 hours).

    Do not waste your time or money on this.

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. Cheat Code Central
    76
    A solid add-on expansion that offers a more puzzle-oriented twist on the series' interesting blend of gameplay and extends the adventure by a few hours. It's a decent way to wrap up the Penumbra series.
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  2. GamerNode
    80
    A sort of mixed-breed game that's fun, but ultimately less captivating than its predecessor. For $10 by itself or $20 bundled with Black Plague it's still worth picking up.
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  3. IGN
    75
    While its puzzle and gameplay structure remains entertaining and satisfying, the expansion removes a few major elements of what made the Overture and Black Plague so appealing. That by no means makes it a bad game.
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