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Penrose

1 October 20226

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About

"A strange thrumming then, not in the air or ears. Sensed dully in a way that I'd never felt before..."

From doublespeak games, the creative force behind the award-winning narrative adventure A Dark Room.



Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story, causing ripples of effect that can change the past as well as the future. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything. Featuring a hauntingly original score written and recorded by international artist VANCORVID.Manipulate the environment.
Change the words and watch the effects ripple across the past and the future, with even subtle adjustments affecting the characters in unexpected ways. Catastrophe and salvation both are at your fingertips.

Explore every possibility.
Track your progress through an ever-evolving narrative with characters weaving in and out of overlapping, branching perspectives.

Unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
An all-new original work by the creator of the acclaimed narrative idle-game, A Dark Room.



Steam edition comes with a brand new desktop-optimised interface, controller support, achievements, and never-before-seen concept art.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Text

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English

Also known as

penrose.exeWindows Executable

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Facts

Released

1 October 2022

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Standing

Top 42% by 24hr peak players

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Diagonal-down2D scrollingPuzzle elementsDirect controlFantasyHorror