
A top-down survival horror experience set aboard an abandoned spaceship. Manage limited light sources, avoid hostile creatures, and survive without combat.
Revenue comes from in-game items and microtransactions, which our price-based model doesn't estimate. Copies below reflect the player base, not paid sales.
Media

About
In UMBRA, you awaken from cryo sleep aboard a drifting spacecraft after a sudden and complete system failure. Emergency power is unstable, large parts of the ship are without light, and the corridors are in disarray. As you step out of your cryo pod, it becomes clear that you are not alone.
Your objective is to move through the ship’s interior, progress from the first sector into a second connected area, and survive long enough to reach the end of the accessible vessel. You cannot fight the hostile entities that roam the darkness, and survival depends entirely on how you move and manage your limited resources.
UMBRA is a top-down 3D survival horror experience built around tension, repetition, and learning through failure. The game is structured across two interconnected ship sectors made up of narrow, maze-like corridors and technical rooms.
You begin with a flashlight as your only tool. In addition, you can collect flares, which can be deployed to create temporary light sources that increase your chances of passing hostile entities safely.
Enemies react to illumination and movement, forcing you to carefully decide when to use light and when to conserve it. You can move through the ship in darkness, but visibility becomes severely restricted, increasing the risk of running into enemies or losing orientation.
If you are caught by a hostile entity, you die and restart from the last checkpoint. Progression is based on repeated attempts, learning enemy behavior, and refining your movement through the environment.
Navigation is handled through a real-time map system. The game does not pause while the map is open, meaning you remain vulnerable while planning your next movement. Progress between areas is achieved by navigating corridors, surviving encounters, and interacting with doors that open access to new sections of the ship.
As you make progress, the game gets more challenging. The battery power of your flashlight gets limited, so you have to find battery pickups throughout the ship that allow you to keep it operational for longer periods.
The game displays your time spent on the walkthrough, making it easily accessible for speedrunning.
UMBRA is designed as a short, self-contained experience. Currently, no further work is being done on UMBRA.
Genres
Stats
Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Reviews
Seems a good little game. In practice, it's often a puzzle game as you're trying to work out how to get past the zombies that don't move when your light's on them. Technically it's horror, but the style gives it a light feel. Overall, recommended.
Ich war überrascht, wie viel Atmosphäre UMBRA trotz der kurzen Spielzeit aufbaut. Die Mischung aus Top-Down-SciFi-Setting und Survival-Horror-Elementen funktioniert erstaunlich gut und sorgt für einen eigenen Look, den man nicht in jedem Indie-Titel sieht. Besonders gut gefällt mir das Gefühl von Isolation: Die Umgebungen sind dunkel, die Sicht ist begrenzt und jeder Schritt kann der falsche sein. Dazu kommen Soundeffekte die die Spannung konstant hochhalten. Klar, man merkt dem Spiel an, dass es ein kleines Projekt ist aber das sollte uns nicht davon abhalten mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf diese Art von spielen zu legen.
Related
Related
Trends
Concurrent players on Steam, sampled daily since tracking started.
Hours played at review time, across 23 reviews with recorded playtime.
ist nicht mein game und der fullscreen mode geht nicht ordentlich ansonsten stabile frames
It's not a game for everybody, but I can still see it being enjoyable for some! It's a simple game that has a good atmosphere and an interesting gameplay loop! I would recommend people try it! Pros: Good Horror Atmosphere Good Horror Mechanics Interesting Gameplay Loop Free Game Neutral: No Way to Save Progress Enemies Follow You Infinitely Cons: Lack of Music Lack of Self Defense Somewhat Repetitive
Wow, ich muss erstmal durchatmen. Ein extrem nervenaufreibendes Spiel. Sehr düstere und beklemmende Atmosphäre, nur mit einer Taschenlampe bewaffnet. Die Soundkulisse ist exzellent umgesetzt und treibt den Puls definitiv in die Höhe!
Mega przyjemna gra z atmosferą. 1 życie uniemożliwia nam popełnienie błędu, z kolei mała ilość gadżetów zmusza do przemyślanego przemieszczania. Zombiaki błyskawicznie wyskakują zza rogu, szybciej niż zdążysz mrugnąć. Musisz nasłuchiwać i sprawdzać każdy kąt, a i wtedy nie możesz czuć się bezpieczny... Bardzo fajnie zrobiona gra
Great game, awesome atmosphere, good performance Overall amazing small little game (FOR FREE!!) on top of that the developers are lovly! I had a nice chat via discord with them and im looking forward to their next projects! Wish you all the best!
Holy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥, THIS!
3из10
Hey, geiles Spiel. Macht wirklich Spaß zu spielen. Die Atmosphäre ist richtig gut und man will nicht aufhören bis man es geschafft hat! Hoffe auf mehr Lvl!!
Audience
Estimated from the language of this game's reviews — a proxy for where players are, not official Steam demographics.