History VideoGame / Penumbra

-->--'''Philip during the intro'''

* HundredPercentCompletion: In ''Black Plague'', statistics at the end tell you how many artifacts and documents you collected. ''Requiem'' just has artifacts, but they actually serve a purpose - collect them all, and you unlock the GoldenEnding.

* KillEmAll

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: [[spoiler: In ''Black Plague'' you can set a Tuurngait on fire at one point. Then it
turns out there's a door right behind it that only a zombie would be strong enough to tear down.]]

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: [[spoiler:In ''Black Plague'' you can set a Tuurngait on fire at one point. Then it

* TronLines: Twice in ''Requiem'', a heavy metal ball engraved with exactly this trope - complete with the signature "T" on one side - has to be rolled around and used as a power source for a couple of puzzles.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: [[spoiler:In ''Black Plague'' you can set a Tuurngait on fire at one point. Then it turns out there's a door right behind it that only a zombie would be strong enough to tear down.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: The Tuurngait and Clarence for ''Black Plague''. The Tuurngait is responsible for unleashing the virus, which created the Infected along with the other mutated creature Philip encounters in the mine, while Clarence is an EnemyWithin Philip's mind who's just as big a threat to him as the Infected. The Tuurngait can be considered the BigBad for the whole series, however.

* BizarreAlienBiology / StarfishAliens: [[spoiler:The Tuurngait are apparently some sort of sentient semi-parasitic virus from an unknown world. They also have the traditional HiveMind element to them and are capable of altering the genetic structure and nervous system of other living beings.]]

The series has also spawned two fangames in the form of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' [[GameMod total conversions]], ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/346290/ Necrologue]]'', ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-twilight-of-the-archaic Twilight of the Archaic]]'', and an upcoming ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}'' mod called ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-prisoner-of-fate Prisoner of Fate]]''.

-->[[spoiler:'''Clarence:''' Oh, one thing, before you get too overwhelmed with glee - I know murder can be a lot of fun, but... didn't you quite like that broad? [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown Hey, I think that's a piece of her skull on your shoe.]] Wait, don't tell me you really thought... [[BlatantLies I thought you knew I was pulling your leg!]] Oh my, best laid plans, and all that... this, this is just ''[[SarcasmMode terrible]]''. Oh, you silly billy... Come on [[FantasticRacism monkey]]... [[BlackComedy take a joke.]]]]

* ImprovisedScrewdriver: In ''Black Plague'', Philip has to flatten a coin in a vice to use as a makeshift screwdriver that can uncover a [[AirVentPassageway leading out of his cell]]. The coin can also be used in a soda machine later.

* TrashTheSet: Revisiting some of the areas from ''Black Plague'' reveals some areas having caved in over time. Philip figures that the Rock Worms did this and will eventually destroy and bury the rest of the Shelter over time.

The series has also spawned two fangames in the form of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' [[GameMod total conversions]], ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/346290/ Necrologue]]'', ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-twilight-of-the-archaic Twilight of the Archaic]]'', and an upcoming ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}'' mod called ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-prisoner-of-fate Prisoner of Fate]]''

* DidNotGetTheGirl [[spoiler:Just when Philip manages to rotate a bridge to connect with a building where Amabel is located, the bridge inevitably collapses under him and dumps Philip back into the mines. With everything that's happened up to that point, he ultimately decides to just give up on Amabel, thinking nothing good would come if they met, and instead focuses on escaping.]]

* DidNotGetTheGirl [[spoiler:Just when Philip manages to rotate a bridge to connect with a building where Amabel is located, [[spoiler: the bridge inevitably collapses under him and dumps Philip back into the mines. With everything that's happened up to that point, he ultimately decides to just give up on Amabel, thinking nothing good would come if they met, and instead focuses on escaping.]]

* [[spoiler:AncientAstronauts: One possible explanation on how the Tuurngait came to Earth millions of years ago - ''"before man was even upright"''.]]

* [[spoiler:BizarreAlienBiology / StarfishAliens: The Tuurngait are apparently some sort of sentient semi-parasitic virus from an unknown world. They also have the traditional HiveMind element to them and are capable of altering the genetic structure and nervous system of other living beings.]]

* [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGirl]] Just when Philip manages to rotate a bridge to connect with a building where Amabel is located, [[spoiler: the bridge inevitably collapses under him and dumps Philip back into the mines. With everything that's happened up to that point, he ultimately decides to just give up on Amabel, thinking nothing good would come if they met, and instead focuses on escaping.]]

* [[spoiler: HumanityOnTrial: At the end, where the Tuurngait finally reveals its true self. It expresses disgust over your betrayal, and how [[HumansAreBastards humans think they're clever, but always end up blindly following each other]]. Then the Tuurngait decides that they should never have interacted with humans, and forces you to make a choice. (see MultipleEndings below)]]

* [[spoiler: VillainExitStageLeft: Near the end of the game, Clarence [[MindRape mentally tortures you]] one last time, while saying that [[ButNowIMustGo his role has been fulfilled]], then "leaves" Philip's mind for reasons unknown.]]

* DisappearedDad: Literal example. [[spoiler: Looking around the library again reveals Howard's corpse as missing, and the finale reveals him having

* MultipleEndings:

The series has also spawned three fangames in the form of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' [[GameMod total conversions]], ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/346290/ Necrologue]]'', ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-twilight-of-the-archaic Twilight of the Archaic]]'', and an upcoming ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}'' mod called ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-prisoner-of-fate Prisoner of Fate]]''

The series has also spawned three fangames in the form of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' [[GameMod total conversions]], ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/346290/ Necrologue]]'', ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-twilight-of-the-archaic Twilight of the Archaic]]'', and an upcoming ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}'' mod called ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-prisoner-of-fate]]''

The series has also spawned two fangames in the form of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' [[GameMod total conversions]], ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/346290/ Necrologue]]'' and ''[[http://www.moddb.com/mods/penumbra-twilight-of-the-archaic Twilight of the Archaic]]''.

* BigRedButton: Played with. During a power outage, Clarence messes with Philip by tricking him into thinking that a button like this would solve everything, only to reveal it as another hallucination.