Penguin's Dogma
- June 24, 2020
- MIYAKOpubl
Get on SteamA simple horror-style stealth game, where you can have fun playing tag with penguins. If you get caught three times, you lose. If you burn all of the penguins to a crisp, you win.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Quick, fun, and easy to play, making it suitable for casual gaming sessions.
- The game features a humorous concept with enjoyable chase music and a quirky atmosphere.
- Players can exploit the game's mechanics for fun, allowing for a lighthearted experience, especially for streaming.
- The game is short, with limited replayability and only a few hours of content.
- Mechanically rough, with AI that can be easily exploited, leading to a lack of challenge.
- The art styles and assets feel inconsistent, giving the game a cheap appearance.
- humor10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is characterized as goofy and funny, with elements like hilarious chase music and a quirky atmosphere that blends creepiness with comedic moments, particularly through the use of penguins. It is recommended for players seeking a light-hearted, short experience, especially suitable for streaming, rather than those looking for a challenging gameplay. Overall, the humor is well-executed and enhances the game's appeal.
“The chase music is hilarious.”
“It's goofy in the right ways, allowing streamers and players to play off it if they so desire from a humor standpoint.”
“Took me a bit to figure out what had to be done to escape, but the creepy atmosphere is subtle, the penguins act as a nice tonal clash for the sake of humor, and the core concept is executed very well.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The gameplay is described as fun and engaging, complemented by enjoyable music; however, it suffers from rough mechanics and design inconsistencies. Players often find themselves exploiting the AI's shortcomings to progress, indicating a lack of polish in certain gameplay elements.
“The concept, music, and gameplay are fun.”
“The gameplay feels rough mechanically.”
“It's obvious that the design was definitely changed a couple of times as certain mechanics only work because the AI is so blatantly stupid, and yet you have to exploit them in order to make progress.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game, particularly the chase theme, is noted for its humor and adds to the overall fun of the gameplay experience. Players appreciate how the music complements the game's concept, enhancing enjoyment.
“The chase music is hilarious.”
“The concept, music, and gameplay are fun.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's story is characterized as enjoyable and fun, featuring an absurd and minimalistic narrative that encourages players to interpret and expand upon it in their own way. Overall, it embraces its simplicity without striving for complexity.
“Enjoyable game with a fun backstory.”
“The story is absurd and very bare bones, yet it allows you to create your own interpretation and doesn't try to be anything more than it is.”
“The story is absurd and very bare bones, allowing you to create your own narrative while not striving to be anything more than it is.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game suffers from limited replayability due to its simplistic AI, which can be easily exploited, and a lack of randomized enemy placements or varied AI behavior. Even higher difficulty levels do not significantly enhance the experience, leading to a repetitive gameplay loop.
“The AI is dumb as a rock and can be easily exploited. The level design, especially on hard, makes you absolutely have to take advantage of that, and the game has limited replay value due to it not really attempting to randomize enemy positions or change up AI behavior.”
“Limited replayability as even the difficulties don't do much to help the game in the long run.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are criticized for a lack of cohesion, as many assets appear to have been added without a consistent art style, resulting in a disjointed visual experience.
“It honestly feels like a lot of assets were thrown into the game to help round it out, which would be fine if the art styles were similar.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is characterized by a subtle creepiness that effectively enhances the gameplay, while the presence of penguins provides a humorous contrast, contributing to a well-executed core concept.
“The creepy atmosphere is subtle, the penguins act as a nice tonal clash for the sake of humor, and the core concept is executed very well.”
