How many people are playing Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition right now?

4 people are playing Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on Steam right now, making it the 9405th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 4 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition's all-time peak player count?

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 121, reached in February 2013.

Is Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition good? What do Steam reviews say?

93% of 2,790 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition cost on Steam?

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition costs $9.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $0.99.

Does Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition work on Steam Deck?

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

by Frictional Games · Released Jan 23, 2009

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Silver

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Players now

#9,405

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Review score

93% positive

Very Positive2,790 reviews

Owners (est.)200K–500K

24h peak

Highest seen121

Feb 201313.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.99

Lowest ever $0.99 Oct 2017

Concurrent players

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Media & details

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Where to buy

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Penumbra Collectors PackEdition
$9.99
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Frictional Survival Horror CollectionBundle
$46.72
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Reviews

93% positive of 2,790 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Nov 1, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC
Build 459397the current build when we started tracking1.4 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Apr 26, 2024
Announcing two new Frictional Games bundles!
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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 93% on 2026-11-01 → 93% today (2,790 reviews)

Nov 2, 2026Sale ended$9.99
Oct 31, 2026Sale −80%$1.99 (was $9.99)

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