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Gentoo Rescue
A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“An absolute masterpiece as far as puzzle games go. This game put me in awe many times, and I quickly got addicted to the sense of discovery and exploration that it offers. Gentoo Rescue pushes the limit of the genre in a extremely playful and clever way. Congratulations”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played“Beautifully crafted puzzle game. Many of the puzzles are optional and each has an interesting, unique idea at its core -- this plus the very tastefully implemented hint system make this a great choice for casual puzzlers. But for the puzzle sickos like myself there is also lots…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“Very creative puzzles, a lot of depth, crazy endgame! Extremly underrated game. I really like the hint system, it keeps the game self contained (you don't need to google for help, the game itself helps you if you want), and they are not like "press left, right, Q, up", they…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1.2.3 - Tweaks from 1.2, performance improvements, big typo fixes
It's great to see how much love the community continues to show for the game. I see it in so many ways: your playtime your discussions, questions, and issue reporting your content and views on YouTube
1.2.2 - Small UI fixes
It's been great seeing old players return to the game for some more penguin puzzling. Thanks to everyone that has shown support for the 1.2 Anniversary Update and our appearance in the Thinky Direct!
1.2.1 - More puzzle tweaks (Windows/Linux only)
Hello! Originally I had plans to include these changes in a bigger patch that will drop once Simplified Chinese translation of all hints and puzzle names is finalized. However I did not want to delay
1.2 - Anniversary Update
The second major update is here! Here's the exclusive trailer for the Thinky Direct in case you missed it. Before anything else, I have a note for returning players. There's one thing that will be a l
Happy 1-year Anniversary!
A year ago my goal for Gentoo Rescue was 100 reviews and 1k units sold. Thanks to your word of mouth, we're sitting well over both of these thresholds. So while the penguins blow out their candle, I w
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Logic · Difficult · Relaxing · Grid-Based Movement · Singleplayer · Sokoban · Metroidvania · Casual · Cute · Level Editor · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Processor: Intel Core i5-7400, AMD Ryzen 5 1400, or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630, Radeon 530, or equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Consistent 60 FPS on all low @ 1080p. This is GPU bounded so you might be able to get away with lower specs as long as your GPU meets these. Please reach out if you have issues!