Penguino

The game feels small at first glance, but it has that “one more try” effect. It’s easy to stick around longer than planned.

Nice experience overall. It feels like a project made with passion, not just for the sake of making a game.

I enjoy how easy it is to pick up. You don’t need to learn much, just play and have fun.

Penguino bietet einen frischen Ansatz für Strategiespiele – anstatt Armeen zu befehligen, schlüpft man in die Rolle eines Pinguin-Politikers, der um Einfluss kämpft. Das Spiel kombiniert einen farbenfrohen Stil mit taktischem Gameplay, bei dem jede Auseinandersetzung um Einfluss dynamisch und bedeutsam wirkt. Mit vielfältigen Karten, die verschiedene Länder darstellen, einzigartigen Bedingungen und sich ständig ändernden Gegnern, verspricht jede Partie Abwechslung und Herausforderung. Zusätzlich ist das Spiel durch seine vielen Sprachoptionen und die moderaten Systemanforderungen für ein breites Publikum zugänglich. Ich freue mich sehr darauf, tiefer in diese ‘Penguinokratie’ einzutauchen – es wirkt wie eine wirklich erfrischende Ergänzung des Genres der politischen Strategiespiele.

The game is simple and easy to understand, but that’s what makes it fun. It’s addictive in a good way — you start playing for a few minutes and end up staying much longer. Everything feels smooth and well made, so it’s just nice to play without stress.

Games of this kind are of particular interest to anthropologists of the future and present (the second example is Statecraft). A vivid illustration of how, without having the necessary competence and knowledge, to comprehend and represent such a complex (compared to saving the world from aliens) topic as a political simulator. Scrupulous decoding of meanings will reveal to us the Sartre abyss that looks at us from the screen when we look into it. Folk wisdom reduced to banal actions. We are little penguins, birds who have lost the ability to fly, we run along simple trajectories in a closed box, all our communications are reduced to banal arithmetic in the relationship: +1 (like) -1 (dislike). Is this not a picture of the surrounding life of a city dweller? + funny penguins + an attempt to simplify the complex to the level of a cellular automaton - there are savings, there are not enough polygons, the rating is not optimized, narrative systems do not work perfectly (who did not understand this is a joke) - the cellular automaton didn't work out. Conway can sleep (be sad) peacefully

The game really got me hooked. It’s simple, but addictive — you can play and lose track of time. The atmosphere is nice, the controls are clear. You can feel it was made with heart.

Прикольная игрушка - что бы провести часок второй после работы, расслабляет.

Fun little game. Nothing complicated, but it grabs your attention. Controls are smooth, and the vibe is relaxing.

Jeu non fini, pas de son, peu d'interactions avec le jeu. Mais bon pour moins de 2€...