Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic first-person adventure games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that the second game would be the final chapter. However, an expansion has been released since then: Penumbra: Requiem, technically giving the series a third chapter.

Penumbra: Overture System Requirements

Recommended Requirements

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Graphics: AMD Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 310 512MB
System Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 1 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card

PC System Analysis For Penumbra: Overture Requirements

Penumbra: Overture will require Radeon X1600 graphics card with a Pentium 4 1.5GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. System memory required for Penumbra: Overture is 512 MB performance memory. Your graphics card will need to be capable of running DirectX 9. Recommended needs around a 12 year old PC to run.

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200+ FPS

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100+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Puzzler, Shooter, Horror

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Penumbra: Overture PC Release Date:

30 Mar 2007

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Radeon RX 480X 4GB

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13GB

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20:40 Apr-08-2013

Guys I have the minimum requirements for the game :
Penumbra: Overture episode 1 minimum requirements.
OS: Windows 2K/XP
Processor: 1.5Ghz CPU
Memory: 512MB RAM
Disc Space: 1GB Free Hard-drive space
Video Card: ATI Radeon 8500/NVIDIA GeForce 3
Can you please tell me if its available on my Intel GMA 645 express chipset ?(laptop :P )

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