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7 Games with a sci-fi setting like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition 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 “Sci-Fi” category. Iron Lung, Stories Untold and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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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Stories Untold

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NGL83
Stories Untold
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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.

Released 8 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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NGL89
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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The Silent Age

70
NGL85
The Silent Age
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2013Dev House on FireOn Android · PC · iOS

Shelved next to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Close to the Sun

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Close to the Sun
Closest on visuals
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view.

Released 10 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Observer

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NGL77
Observer
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Bloober Team · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · Linux · PC

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition does: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings a cyberpunk setting.

Released 8 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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Oxenfree

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NGL86
Oxenfree
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror
Year 2016Dev Night School StudioOn PS4 · Linux · Android

The thread back to Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition runs through strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

Released 7 years after Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.

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