Nazis and Happy Feet collide in Penguin Colony, a psychological horror game set at the world’s end
Summary
Penguin Colony is a psychological horror game where players switch between flightless birds to solve mysteries linked to a Nazi expedition in Antarctica. The game is inspired by horror works like Lovecraft’s stories and features a low-poly visual style similar to PlayStation 2 games, focusing on exploration without a traditional user interface.Key Facts
- Penguin Colony is developed by Origame Digital and blends horror with historical themes involving Nazis in Antarctica.
- Players body-switch between different species of flightless birds to investigate cryptic clues.
- The game takes inspiration from HP Lovecraft’s novella At the Mountains of Madness and the aesthetics of PS2-era games.
- Its setting is an open-world Antarctic tundra filled with hidden notes, photos, and sounds.
- Penguin Colony avoids using a typical game interface, encouraging players to rely on intuition and exploration.
- Some in-game texts and images are presented in alien languages or codes that players must decode.
- The game includes an "insight" system similar to those in FromSoftware games, affecting how players perceive the environment.
- The story draws on real Nazi history around relic hunting, exploring themes of colonialism and appropriation.
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