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7 Games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 42 games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition down to the 7 that fit the “PS5” category. Iron Lung, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream and Indika top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Iron Lung — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream and Indika follow close behind.

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The best games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on PS5

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Iron Lung

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Iron Lung
Closest overall match
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals: pixel art.

Released 13 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

What carries over from Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

It predates Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Indika

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Indika
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

The thread back to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition runs through strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Released 15 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting78Visuals66
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Until Dawn

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NGL81
Until Dawn
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2024Dev Ballistic Moon · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

The thread back to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition runs through strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Released 15 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Dredge

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Dredge
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

Held in common with Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 14 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Sally Face

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NGL97
Sally Face
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

With Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition it shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

Released 7 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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1/1 agree it's a good match
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Mouthwashing

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Mouthwashing
Closest on visuals
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2024Dev Wrong Organ · Critical ReflexOn Xbox · PC · PS5

What brings it close to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a space setting.

Released 15 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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