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Penguin Colony

Penguin Colony is a Lovecraftian horror adventure set in Antarctica in 1939, where rival human factions venture deep into the frozen wilderness seeking an impossibly ancient being. Rather than playing one of the explorers, you experience the unfolding nightmare through the eyes of a curious local penguin. Wander across the Antarctic landscape, follow the expedition, and witness the explorers gradually lose their grip on reality as they uncover forces beyond human understanding. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness and The Shadow Out of Time, the game reimagines cosmic horror from an unusual perspective.

Action Adventure Horror Open World
Penguin Colony
Release Date:
Platform:
Windows (10, 11)
Developer:
ORIGAME DIGITAL
Publisher:
Fellow Traveller
About this game

Penguin Colony Overview

“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain…”

A faithful re-imagining of H.P. Lovecraft through the eyes of a penguin. Developed by Origame Digital, creators of Umurangi Generation, published by Fellow Traveller (1000xRESIST), and narrated by Lenval Brown.

“The wind howls differently in the S̴̭̘̥͉̘̤̺͚͈̫̘̎̉̀̊͛̿͗̃́́͐̊̐̓̊͠ͅouth”

The year is 1939, and the Nazis and Kaitiaki are making their way into the deep Antarctic to answer the call of an impossibly ancient being. One group seeks to extract this inconceivable power for its own destructive means. The other, as it has been doing for generations, hopes to return it to its slumber for another hundred years.

“Is it possible that what I have e̸̘̽x̷͔̿p̷̢̓e̴̗͠r̷̫̓ì̷͖ĕ̸͓n̷͇͘c̵̠͌e̸̜̓d̶̗̆ shall be believed?”

These humans, with their strange sights and sounds, will pique the curiosity of the local penguins. Embody any one of these penguins and wander the frozen landscape, following the humans in their discoveries, and witnessing their minds collapse under the strain.

“Or will my wö̴̭̥́̌̓̒̅rds come across like those of a m̴̜͉̻̙̮̳̺͕̼̤̥̯͙̞̉̔͆̀̉̈̃̑̔̀̉́́͘͜ͅa̴̢̛̩͚̣̼̘̱̥̰͉͗̈͌͆̕ͅͅd̷͇͝ ̵̧̗́͠m̵͚͓̎̐ạ̴̠̃n̶̹̾͝?̴̦̞̉́”

Part adaptation, part re-imagination, Penguin Colony is a sincere expansion of H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos. Drawing inspiration from stories like At the Mountains of Madness and The Shadow Out of Time, the game is set just two years after Lovecraft’s death, and carries on his tradition of weird fiction.

About the Developer

ORIGAME DIGITAL is a new media studio located in Ahitereiria. Developers of the IGF Grand Prize Winner Umurangi Generation (2020). Combining the new medium of Video Games with the Original story telling ways that’s what ORI-GAME is all about. Next time you feel like something fresh check out an ORIGAME.

Can Your PC Run It?

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • System: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Easy Install and Play

Instructions

  1. Click the download button. You can also select a previous version if available.
  2. You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
    • Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
  3. Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
    • Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
  4. To Install DRM-free Penguin Colony:
    • Run or double-click setup_penguin_colony_********.exe to launch the installer.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.

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