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Penguin Colony review: A daringly weird horror game whose atmosphere and surprises overcome its rough edges
Something ancient and horrible stirs in the farthest south: Are you bad enough penguin to… not really do much about it?
Penguin Colony is not messing around with its statement on the Palestinian genocide, banning sale in Israel and calling out the games industry in-game
You might remember 2021's Umurangi Generation, developed by Māori studio Origame Digital. It placed its focus on its first-person photography system as much as its very direct anti-colonial and anti-neoliberal criticism, stemming partly from the Australian government's mishandling of COVID and the...
"This act is intended to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine" - Umurangi Generation studio blocks new game Penguin Colony from being sold in Israel
Origame Digital, the studio behind 2020's critically acclaimed Umurangi Generation, has just released a new game but banned it from being sold in Israel. Read more
Penguin Colony Developers Talk The BDS Talk And Walk The Walk By Banning The Game For Sale In Israel
The game also gives you one hell of a statement on the Palestinian genocide
The Most Compelling Lovecraft Video Game Is About Hundreds Of Adorable Penguins
Penguin Colony tears down colonial overtones of H.P. Lovecraft's works by removing the player from any anthropological sensibilities, exhuming the genre instead of excusing it
Penguin Colony review - the least expected Soulslike you'll play, and a cracking parody of Lovecraftian empires
Penguin Colony is probably the best pisstake of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian horror I've played. It's the best because it places Lovecraft's universe at a creaturely remove, amplifying its absurdity without having to drop any punchlines. Entering a ravaged polar campsite, I advance among burning...
Penguin Colony Review - Sliding, Not Soaring
Penguin Colony remixes H.P. Lovecraft with some interesting ideas, but it doesn't take them quite as far as it could.
Penguin Colony Rips Lovecraft’s Horror From His Racist Hands
Penguin Colony reclaims H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror and weaponizes it against the writer's own beliefs in a vital piece of apocalypse art.
Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern
You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most shockingly of all, there's genAI in Penguin Colony. It's true! It's all true! You can see it in the game's latest trailer for...
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