I got this game almost immediately when I saw it available on Steam. It's been in my wishlist for a few months now, and I can't blame my past self for being so energetic to play it. Cute penguins, intentionally crappy models, Unity(?) physics abuse, and a lot of oddball heists me and/or my friends could get together and do. Penguin Payday, I called it. Did I mention cute penguins?

For Early Access, this game packs more than I had anticipated. It didn't seem like a lot at first, but between varying difficulties, equipment, customization, and even multiplayer (I have yet to try it though) it offers you a lot for a game at its current state of development and a large base for the game to build upon, especially now it's more openly available to the public eye. It's also, again, very cute. Baby penguins waddling around and crawling on their bellies, that's just begging people to go "D'aww! How cute!" I'm looking forward to see how the game improves in the future.

Sadly, and probably obviously, this game is nowhere near perfect, and there are my complaints and criticisms. The game itself is very bare bones on a surface level, even with all the underlying content. A lot of the menus and UI are notably lacking; I couldn't change any display options and the Controls menu in Options just never even appeared. Controlling your own penguin is clunky and confusing, more so when you try to fight the other penguins and picking up objects, and the instructions regarding HOW to control your penguin is not often explained to you properly either. I also experienced a lot of lag and the game seemed to be poorly optimized, although that could just be me. The developers certainly weren't joking when they stated it was Early Access.

But overall, I think it's really cute and charming, and I absolutely want to see this game grow and flourish. I appreciate the additional content that's more than just one level and a few cosmetic items for your penguin. Personally, I think it may help if there was some improvement to the "wobbliness" of your penguin's movement, and a tutorial level could help players better understand the game's controls and mechanics significantly (I'm sure others have suggested these before, but I just want to give my two cents as well). Even with all of its discrepancies and mishaps though I'm willing to put those aside because it's Early Access, but I hope that doesn't become an excuse for it to remain in its current state.

Still, this is a great— and for the millionth time already, cute, start for an Early Access game. I'm excited to see what's next.

I got this game almost immediately when I saw it available on Steam. It's been in my wishlist for a few months now, and I can't blame my past self for being so energetic to play it. Cute penguins, intentionally crappy models, Unity(?) physics abuse, and a lot of oddball heists me and/or my friends could get together and do. Penguin Payday, I called it. Did I mention cute penguins? For Early Access, this game packs more than I had anticipated. It didn't seem like a lot at first, but between varying difficulties, equipment, customization, and even multiplayer (I have yet to try it though) it offers you a lot for a game at its current state of development and a large base for the game to build upon, especially now it's more openly available to the public eye. It's also, again, very cute. Baby penguins waddling around and crawling on their bellies, that's just begging people to go "D'aww! How cute!" I'm looking forward to see how the game improves in the future. Sadly, and probably obviously, this game is nowhere near perfect, and there are my complaints and criticisms. The game itself is very bare bones on a surface level, even with all the underlying content. A lot of the menus and UI are notably lacking; I couldn't change any display options and the Controls menu in Options just never even appeared. Controlling your own penguin is clunky and confusing, more so when you try to fight the other penguins and picking up objects, and the instructions regarding HOW to control your penguin is not often explained to you properly either. I also experienced a lot of lag and the game seemed to be poorly optimized, although that could just be me. The developers certainly weren't joking when they stated it was Early Access. But overall, I think it's really cute and charming, and I absolutely want to see this game grow and flourish. I appreciate the additional content that's more than just one level and a few cosmetic items for your penguin. Personally, I think it may help if there was some improvement to the "wobbliness" of your penguin's movement, and a tutorial level could help players better understand the game's controls and mechanics significantly (I'm sure others have suggested these before, but I just want to give my two cents as well). Even with all of its discrepancies and mishaps though I'm willing to put those aside because it's Early Access, but I hope that doesn't become an excuse for it to remain in its current state. Still, this is a great— and for the millionth time already, cute, start for an Early Access game. I'm excited to see what's next.