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Penarium cover art

Penarium

Self Made Miracle · Team17 Digital Ltd · 2015-09-22

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 22, 2015 (Linux), Sep 22, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 22, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Sep 23, 2015 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2015 (Mac)

Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade game where you take on the role of Willy, trapped in a sinister circus show. Run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps while being cheered on by a sadistic crowd that’s out for blood.

0
playing now
83%
positive of 420 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 48% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 420 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.70-83%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.95-80%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
IndieGala$1.99-80%
WinGameStore$1.99-80%
GamersGate$2.00-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.05 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 119 of 175 observed days · $0.65 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.202015-09-112026-08-302015-09-11 — best price $9.992016-01-06 — best price $5.492016-07-05 — best price $5.792017-05-16 — best price $2.492017-10-30 — best price $9.992018-03-23 — best price $2.502018-08-30 — best price $2.492018-12-14 — best price $2.492019-04-01 — best price $2.292019-08-16 — best price $2.492019-11-22 — best price $1.702020-02-11 — best price $9.992020-05-25 — best price $9.992020-08-03 — best price $8.232020-10-27 — best price $1.492021-01-18 — best price $1.392021-04-10 — best price $8.382021-06-19 — best price $9.992021-09-29 — best price $9.992021-12-24 — best price $2.062022-03-12 — best price $1.342022-06-20 — best price $1.292022-10-15 — best price $8.692023-01-20 — best price $1.492023-06-12 — best price $1.292023-11-01 — best price $1.792024-03-07 — best price $1.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-09-27 — best price $1.832025-01-03 — best price $9.992025-05-02 — best price $1.652025-08-24 — best price $1.952025-11-20 — best price $1.742026-02-27 — best price $1.792026-05-15 — best price $1.942026-08-12 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $1.70
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVRemote Play Together

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

Co-opFunnyIndieRetroActionColorfulAdventureDifficultControllerFast-Paced

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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