Penguin Colony
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Critic Reviews for Penguin Colony
A little uneven, but Penguin Colony is too weird, wonderful, and surprising to miss.
This odd but absorbing adventure sends you waddling across Antarctica in search of an eldritch entity – uncovering a world far stranger than it first appears
Penguin Colony is an inspired reimagining of Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness. Putting aside some awkwardness in presentation, Penguin Colony is a raw, assured rhetorical march through a wintry landscape toward a mountain dripping with horrors both unknown and painfully known.
Penguin Colony offers something novel, but at the same time lacks any real variety or replayability in the long run.
Penguin Colony is a fascinating work of art that offers a much-needed reappropriation of H.P. Lovecraft’s stories, transforming them into a significant anti-colonial and anti-fascist narrative. It is a pity that its brilliant storytelling risks being overshadowed by technical issues, problems with controls and movement, and confusing environments.
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Penguin Colony tells a sharp, brilliant story about colonization, but slow controls, intrusive design choices, and ongoing technical problems keep dragging it down. If you can push through the jank, real brilliance is buried in the ice.
Overall, Penguin Colony is strong in its penguins and their abilities, atmospheric tone, and approach to discovery and storytelling. Some audience members may bounce off this title because of its approach to sharing adventures and understanding the game itself.
