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The story of follows Philip Buchanan , a thirty-year-old physicist whose life is upended by a letter from his long-lost father, Howard. Although Howard had been legally declared dead for 30 years, the letter leads Philip to a safety deposit box containing cryptic documents and instructions to burn them. Driven by curiosity, Philip instead deciphers the notes, which point to a remote, uninhabited location in northern Greenland .

Upon arriving in the frozen wastes in the year 2001, Philip is forced by a violent storm to take shelter in an abandoned mine. As he enters, the entrance collapses, trapping him and forcing him deeper into the dark, subterranean tunnels. Penumbra: Overture

Watch the opening moments of Philip's descent into the Greenland mines: Penumbra Overture ¦ Part 1 ¦ Into the Dark YouTube• May 10, 2015 The descent into the unknown The story of follows Philip Buchanan , a

: Philip is contacted via radio by a man named Tom "Red" Redwood , who has been trapped in the mine for thirty years. Red is clearly unstable, having survived by eating spiders, but he serves as a cryptic guide through the darkness. Upon arriving in the frozen wastes in the

: Philip eventually learns that the mine is just the outer layer of a larger, more mysterious facility known as "The Shelter".

Inside the mine, Philip discovers that he is not entirely alone. He begins to uncover the following:

: To advance, Philip must use his surroundings, fixing old machinery and finding creative ways to bypass obstacles.