Penumbra VR Rework
for Penumbra Overture · by rubocopter · released 20 Aug 2026
A mod added to the existing PC game to enable VR. A dedicated VR mod built for this one game. These are normally the best experiences, because controls, menus and comfort were designed for VR rather than injected.
Get it from GitHub
Free
Downloads happen on the creator's own page. PCVR Central never rehosts files.
Setup notes
Release and scope
Use the official compiled release linked above. Published source information does not establish a PCVR Central hardware test.
Installation
Extract v0.1.0 and run Install-PenumbraVR.bat against your owned Steam installation, start SteamVR and launch normally. The installer backs up replaced files and supports Restore.
Limitations
The creator labels v0.1.0 its first stable baseline, with PSVR2 testing across several maps. Other controller profiles are not equivalent to hardware tests; per-finger collision and broader full-game/device coverage remain limited.
Full details
- VR implementation
- VR Mod
- Platforms
- PCVR
- Framework
- Dedicated VR mod
- Price
- Free
- Motion controls
- Full motion controls
- 6DOF aim
- Unknown
- Roomscale
- Yes
- Left-handed
- Unknown
- Perspective
- First-person
- VR runtime
- OpenVR
- Headsets tested
- PlayStation VR2 Sense
- Storefronts tested
- Steam
- Install difficulty
- Moderate install
- Requirements
- Penumbra: Overture on Steam, SteamVR
- Game version tested
- Unknown
- Last verified
- Never
- Source
- GitHub
- GitHub repo
- rubocopter/penumbra_vr_rework
- Known latest version
- v0.1.0
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