Penny Black
Text-based dating adventure with choices that shape how a date ends
Bobby Zeal · Released May 17, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 123
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- May 2, 2018
What is Penny Black?
You play an unnamed student meeting a school classmate outside a cinema for a date. This single-player text adventure has you read passages and type words at prompts to advance the story. A playthrough takes roughly half an hour to two hours.
For you if...
- +you enjoy romance stories presented entirely through text
Not for you if...
- −you need saves to pause and resume a playthrough
What players say
96% of 123 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing and enjoy experimenting with choices on repeat playthroughs. Some find hidden options difficult to discover.
Screenshots and trailer
Penny Black system requirements
Minimum: 0.1 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Penny Black?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 6.0
Does Penny Black have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Penny Black run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Penny Black use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam