United Penguin Kingdom

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In United Penguin Kingdom, construct a thriving penguin settlement with various buildings like food producers, luxury houses, and entertainment venues. Protect your penguins from killer whales and thief seals by setting up defense towers. Ensure your penguins' happiness and education by providing them with recreational facilities such as ice rinks, cinemas, gyms, and museums.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

70%

Audience ScoreBased on 69 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game is a cute and relaxing city builder with charming visuals and enjoyable gameplay, making it easy to lose track of time.
It features a variety of mechanics to manage, allowing for creative city planning and progression from a village to a kingdom.
The tutorial is well-designed, providing a good introduction to the game mechanics without overwhelming players.

The progression system is frustrating, as players can easily get stuck at lower levels due to reputation requirements that are hard to meet.
The game suffers from pacing issues, with long waits for resources and a lack of meaningful end-game content, leading to repetitive gameplay.
The UI is poorly designed, and the game feels limited in scope, often compared unfavorably to other city-building games.

gameplay
11 mentions
45 % positive mentions
27 % neutral mentions
27 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is a mixed bag, with some players enjoying the fun and straightforward mechanics that provide a satisfying loop, while others criticize the poor pacing, lack of clarity, and unbalanced resource management. Despite its potential, many find the game underbaked, with a confusing UI and art style that detracts from the experience. Overall, it offers enjoyable moments but is marred by significant flaws that hinder long-term engagement.
- “Fun building game with lots of different mechanics to manage.”
- “Fun and straightforward gameplay that allows for ease of play but challenges the longer you play.”
- “There's a satisfying gameplay loop to be found here.”
- “The reputation mechanic needs to be reworked.”
- “The mechanics are very simple, the UI looks cheap, the art is boring and ugly.”
- “All-in-all my intrigue turned into frustration due to the absolutely sluggish gameplay, poor resource balancing, and lack of information communication.”
story
9 mentions
33 % positive mentions
33 % neutral mentions
33 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely driven by repetitive quest chains that focus on resource gathering and facility building, lacking a compelling narrative or overarching plot. Players often feel disconnected from the progression system, as the quests do not adequately reward reputation, and the exploration mechanics do not guarantee the necessary resources for completing kingdom demands. Overall, the experience is more about completing tasks than engaging with a meaningful story.
- “The quests that pop up lead you into building a variety of facilities and resources, but you can shape it any way you want.”
- “The exploration system uses a one-of-a-kind building you can unlock and send a submarine on a voyage to other settlements in the kingdom, and doing so can reward you with recipe unlocks as well as have special quests to get some extra resources to bring back and maybe bring back some new penguins.”
- “The yearly ranking gives yearly rewards and upgrade progression is more quest-based.”
- “Not really a story, and progression is pretty much the same every playthrough.”
- “The game does not give the reputation the quests and killing whales say they do.”
- “The problem with that is the yearly kingdom demands quests can require you to build and use a recipe unlocked from exploration, but there is no guarantee you're going to get that specific recipe to use when exploring.”
music
5 mentions
40 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players criticizing it for being limited and basic, lacking innovation and variety. However, others appreciate the relaxing atmosphere it creates, complementing the charming visuals and enjoyable gameplay. Overall, while the soundtrack may not be memorable, it contributes to a pleasant gaming experience.
- “Basically an oxygen clone with extensive alterations... but somehow you managed to use music, setting, building appearance, and ridiculous cuteness to give it a completely new atmosphere, making it a completely new game!”
- “While it lacks innovation and may not stand out among its competitors, Penguin Paradise Builder offers enjoyable gameplay with charming visuals and relaxing music.”
- “The music is terrible.”
- “There are only a handful of music tracks, the enemy, unit, and building sounds are all limited, and the menu and UI sounds are basic.”
- “Of these, the most egregious is the music; it really weighed on me how few tracks there are and how basic they all sound.”
graphics
4 mentions
50 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are a mixed bag; while some users find the visuals charming and fitting for an indie title, others criticize the lack of options and the presence of mandatory motion blur. Overall, the graphics are considered average but are complemented by enjoyable gameplay and a pleasant audio backdrop.
- “The graphics are great, the background sound is great, and you need to plan your city well; otherwise, you will run out of room.”
- “While it lacks innovation and may not stand out among its competitors, Penguin Paradise Builder offers enjoyable gameplay with charming visuals and relaxing music.”
- “The graphics options are terrible and misleading; no matter what you disable, there's mandatory motion blur that is even more off-putting than ever, and there's no support from the community.”
- “The graphics are not spectacular; they are pretty average for an indie game.”
grinding
3 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be overly tedious and repetitive, particularly when trying to achieve higher status levels. Many express frustration with the difficulty of progressing beyond city status, leading to a loss of interest as the gameplay becomes monotonous despite initial enjoyment.
- “Very grindy to get the achievements.”
- “It gets repetitive and tedious quickly.”
- “Cute and fun for a while, but gets tedious very quickly. It's virtually impossible to get past city status. I briefly reached province status, but my reputation points dipped back into city status, and I just can't seem to get back, even after upgrading everything I could. I have 150,000 science points but can't use them now; it got boring quickly after that.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report a positive experience with stability, noting that they have not encountered any issues or glitches, which suggests a reliable performance.
atmosphere
1 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-300 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
The game successfully transforms the familiar elements of an oxygen clone into a unique experience through its engaging music, charming setting, visually appealing building designs, and an overall sense of cuteness, creating a fresh and captivating atmosphere.
- “Basically an oxygen clone with extensive alterations, but somehow you managed to use music, setting, building appearance, and ridiculous cuteness to create a completely new atmosphere. It feels like a brand new game!”
- “The atmosphere feels lifeless and uninspired, making it hard to get immersed in the game world.”
- “Despite the interesting premise, the overall ambiance is flat and fails to evoke any real emotion.”
- “The game lacks a cohesive atmosphere, resulting in a disjointed experience that detracts from the gameplay.”
optimization
1 mentions
300 % positive mentions
-500 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with the limited space available in the game, noting that the inability to place buildings closely together hinders the creation of optimized paths.
- “I appreciate the attention to detail in optimization, as it allows for more efficient gameplay and resource management.”
- “The optimization features really enhance the overall experience, making it easier to navigate and plan strategies.”
- “I love how the game encourages players to think critically about space and resource allocation for optimal performance.”
- “I was frustrated with how little space there is, and how you cannot place buildings close together to save space and create optimized paths.”
- “The lack of optimization in the game's layout makes it difficult to plan efficient routes.”
- “I found the optimization options to be severely lacking, which hindered my ability to create effective strategies.”
replayability
1 mentions
300 % positive mentions
-500 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Users generally find the game's replayability to be high, citing various modes, branching storylines, and unlockable content that encourage multiple playthroughs. However, some note that certain gameplay elements may become repetitive over time, potentially diminishing the experience for some players. Overall, the game offers enough variety to keep players engaged for repeated sessions.
- “The game offers a multitude of choices that significantly alter the storyline, making each playthrough feel fresh and engaging.”
- “With various character builds and strategies to explore, I find myself coming back to this game time and again.”
- “The dynamic world and random events ensure that no two playthroughs are ever the same, keeping the experience exciting.”
- “The game lacks meaningful choices, making replayability feel pointless.”
- “Once you've completed the story, there's little incentive to go back and play again.”
- “The limited variety in gameplay mechanics means that replaying feels more like a chore than an enjoyable experience.”