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Penumbra: Black Plague Guide

2008 · Survival horror

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GuideWhat you will find
Several red laser beams cross a storeroom passage.First puzzlesConcrete solutions for the opening cell and first shelter route.
A flashlight illuminates railings, pipes and a fenced industrial room.SurvivalUse light and physical hiding places while conserving supplies.
A long arched corridor is flooded with murky water.RouteAn overview of the campaign’s changing objectives, with selected early solutions.
A flashlight points upward through tall scaffolding in a cavern.Notes & artefactsA selective early document checklist and the difference between notes, collectibles and saves.
A flashlight illuminates railings, pipes and a fenced industrial room.CharactersPhilip’s allies and opponents are often encountered through voices, recordings or documents. The relationships below contain late-story context.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Escape the cellFlatten the locker coin in the vise and use it on the vent.
Pass the first terminalDoor 236 uses password 1167 in DOORLOCKS.EXE.
Survive patrolsAvoid infected humans; there is no ordinary melee combat system.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
PhilipPlayable protagonistSearches the Greenland facility for answers about his father.
ClarenceIntrusive personalityAn infection-linked voice that interferes with Philip’s perceptions.
Dr. Amabel SwansonResearcherContacts Philip and offers help with the infection.
HowardPhilip’s fatherHis research and messages draw Philip deeper into the facility.
The TuurngaitCollective entityThe presence behind the shelter’s infection and late-game revelations.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
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A long arched corridor is flooded with murky water.
A long arched corridor is flooded with murky water.
A flashlight illuminates railings, pipes and a fenced industrial room.
A flashlight illuminates railings, pipes and a fenced industrial room.
Several red laser beams cross a storeroom passage.
Several red laser beams cross a storeroom passage.
A flashlight points upward through tall scaffolding in a cavern.
A flashlight points upward through tall scaffolding in a cavern.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Penumbra: Black Plague: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com