8 Games like Penumbra Overture on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra Overture does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is exploration and discovery, and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Penumbra Overture is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and visuals. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Penumbra Overture does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Penumbra Overture is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Penumbra Overture’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is co-op play.

Genre puts it alongside Penumbra Overture, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Penumbra Overture and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Penumbra Overture and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and 3D presentation.