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Thrill Penguin

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81%Game Brain Score
humor, graphics
gameplay, story
97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

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Thrill Penguin is a single player casual platformer game with a anime theme. It was developed by Sylph and was released on June 29, 2022. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

crazy parkour game with No cycles, No texts, No complicated weird mechanics, Just have fun and get the thrill now !!

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97%
Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews
humor3 positive mentions
story1 negative mentions
  • Controls are very responsive, tight, and smooth, providing a satisfying and precise platforming experience.
  • Levels are creatively designed with fun movement mechanics like sliding and diving, offering challenging yet fair gameplay that encourages speedrunning and replayability.
  • The game features charming and humorous penguin animations with a simple but stylish visual presentation, enhancing the overall enjoyment.
  • Some players experienced minor technical issues, such as controller setup problems and glitches, although none were gamebreaking.
  • Lack of boss variety can make the end-level encounters feel repetitive after multiple worlds.
  • Certain levels, especially vertical or self-scrolling ones, can feel frustrating to replay when pursuing gold medals.
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its responsive controls, simple yet dynamic mechanics, and well-designed difficulty progression across 60 varied levels. It focuses on core mechanics like jumping, sliding, climbing, and diving, delivering a challenging but rewarding speedrunning platformer experience with clear hazard telegraphing and minimal tutorials that encourage player discovery. Overall, it is regarded as a polished, precision-based platformer with a "less is more" design philosophy.

    • “Man, Thrill Penguin is everything I love in a hard platformer: good challenges that keep you on your toes, mechanics that let you go fast as hell, clear telegraphing of the hazards, and the famous trial and error that you see in your loved masocore titles.”
    • “Beautifully crafted precision platformer with simple controls (only two buttons) and mechanics that combine for a truly dynamic experience (with plenty of difficulty and perfectly executed difficulty progression).”
    • “There is a total of 60 different levels (10 levels per stage for 6 stages), all of them introducing new mechanics that are really fun to get a grasp of.”
    • “A minor project from the developer after Garlic, clearly using a lot of its code, given the almost identical wall-jumping and wall-climbing mechanics, with simpler but cleaner graphics and little frills. There's not even any story, only the hilarious faces of the penguin either in victory or defeat, showing the creator is effectively the same.”
    • “There are really only two mechanics that you have to worry about, a 'jump' button and an 'everything else' button for slides and climbs, and the tutorial is literally just like 3 practice levels, so any nuances in movements or mechanics are up to you to find out.”
    • “As levels go on, the diving mechanic becomes increasingly necessary to land safely.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is centered around the penguin's expressive and hilarious facial animations, which add a lighthearted and relaxing tone despite the challenging platforming. Players find the penguin's antics, including funny victory and defeat poses like dabbing, genuinely amusing and endearing.

    • “The game features hilarious penguin faces in both victory and defeat, showcasing the creator's consistent sense of humor through expressive character animations.”
    • “I really love this little penguin; he is freaking hilarious. The game feels very relaxing, and even though it might be a rage platformer, I can't help but laugh at the penguin's funny faces—he even dabs!”
    • “The humor shines through the simple yet expressive penguin animations, which add a lighthearted and amusing element to the gameplay experience.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics feature a simpler, cleaner art style compared to the developer's previous work, emphasizing minimalism with little embellishment. Despite the simplicity, the visuals show evident care and charm, particularly through expressive character faces. Overall, the graphics contribute to a focused yet affectionate presentation.

    • “The art style all around has a lot of love put into it and it definitely feels crazy pushing through yet another full set of levels.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is minimal to nonexistent, serving mainly as a backdrop to the gameplay. The focus is on mechanics and humor rather than narrative, with no real plot development beyond amusing character expressions.

    • “A minor project from the developer after Garlic, clearly using a lot of its code, given the almost identical wall-jumping and wall-climbing mechanics. With simpler but cleaner graphics and little frills, there's not even a story, only the hilarious faces of the penguin either in victory or defeat, showing the creator is effectively the same.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is highly praised, featuring a standout soundtrack with energetic and memorable tracks, particularly highlighted by the "3rd World's" song. It captures a vibe similar to Super Meat Boy, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Very nutty game, veeeery good OST (3rd World's song confirmed best banger, worth getting there) with a lot of Super Meat Boy feels.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game demonstrates overall good stability with smooth controls, experiencing only minor glitches that do not affect gameplay significantly.

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Thrill Penguin is a casual platformer game with anime theme.

Thrill Penguin is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Thrill Penguin was released on June 29, 2022.

Thrill Penguin was developed by Sylph.

Thrill Penguin has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Thrill Penguin for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Thrill Penguin is a single player game.

Similar games include Garlic, Mute Crimson+, BZZZT, Slime-san: Superslime Edition, Fenix Rage and others.