What games are like Penumbra Overture?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Penumbra Overture by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Amnesia: The Dark Descent (20,374 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Penumbra Overture" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Penumbra Overture, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Penumbra Overture

Looking for games like Penumbra Overture? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Penumbra Overture is a action game from 2009; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Amnesia: The Dark Descent with 20,374 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Action

20,374 reviews · 95% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into gore.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

2014 · Action

6,321 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorIndieAdventure

Same: shares Horror and Indie. Different: leans more into walking simulator.
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SOMA

2015 · Action

52,758 reviews · 96% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmospheric

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into exploration.
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We Happy Few

2018 · Action

11,201 reviews · 77% positive

AdventureActionSurvival

Same: shares Adventure and Action. Different: leans more into open world.
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Outlast

2013 · Action

104,099 reviews · 96% positive

HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and First-Person. Different: leans more into gore.
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Outlast 2

2017 · Action

54,180 reviews · 91% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into gore.
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Poppy Playtime

2021 · Action

38,417 reviews · 88% positive

HorrorSingleplayerPuzzle

Same: shares Horror and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into free to play.
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Bendy and the Ink Machine

2017 · Action

26,168 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Same: shares Horror and First-Person. Different: leans more into cartoony.
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Scorn

2022 · Action

14,500 reviews · 77% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPuzzle

Same: shares Horror and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into gore.
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4

2015 · Action

15,457 reviews · 93% positive

HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayer

Same: shares Horror and Survival Horror. Different: leans more into robots.
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PANICORE

2024 · Action

12,978 reviews · 79% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

2016 · Action

11,486 reviews · 90% positive

HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayer

Same: shares Horror and Survival Horror. Different: leans more into robots.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Penumbra Overture?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Penumbra Overture by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Amnesia: The Dark Descent (20,374 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Penumbra Overture" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Penumbra Overture, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.