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Penny’s Big Breakaway
Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“i cannot comprehend the negative reviews of this game. Penny's Big Breakaway is crack cocaine. it is one of the most kinetic and fun to play in platformers i have ever played. everything about it feels SO good, and the…”
“If you're looking for a unique 3D platformer with emphasis on speed and time attack, you're definitely gonna find a damn good one here, however this is not without it's caveats. Learning how to properly handle Penny's…”
“The fact that this game didn't light the world on fire is proof that people care more about brand recognition than quality game design. If this had a blue rat or a fat moustached man on the front, people would be raving…”
31 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“i saw the review stats of this game and i feel i need to leave a review this game is amazing the fluid control of the movement is super good and the artstyle is great 9/10”
“The review score is a little shocking, not gonna lie. This game has a pretty difficult learning curve and it doesn't explain itself too well, but even despite that, I've been having a blast figuring it out. The world is…”
“Visual style is great. Evening Star was founded by the developers of Sonic Mania. Have no idea how they fumbled the bag this hard with a game that simply refuses to run without crashes on PC. The game kept crashing on…”
18 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“The review score is a little shocking, not gonna lie. This game has a pretty difficult learning curve and it doesn't explain itself too well, but even despite that, I've been having a blast figuring it out. The world is…”
“Tremendous art direction. I feel like this game has the best colour scheme I've ever seen in a game. And I listened to the soundtrack dozens of times over before I even played this game. I really appreciate that even…”
“This platformer use physics and momentum in a interesting way. The control can look easy but if you don't take care you could easily lose control because of the speed. The game is very colorful and the music is…”
12 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“i saw the review stats of this game and i feel i need to leave a review this game is amazing the fluid control of the movement is super good and the artstyle is great 9/10”
“i cannot comprehend the negative reviews of this game. Penny's Big Breakaway is crack cocaine. it is one of the most kinetic and fun to play in platformers i have ever played. everything about it feels SO good, and the…”
“This platformer use physics and momentum in a interesting way. The control can look easy but if you don't take care you could easily lose control because of the speed. The game is very colorful and the music is…”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“This platformer use physics and momentum in a interesting way. The control can look easy but if you don't take care you could easily lose control because of the speed. The game is very colorful and the music is…”
“Penny has a lot to offer. There's an excellent suite of movement tech, a spectacular sense of fluidity in movement, alongside visuals and audio with distinctly fun flair. There's a pretty big learning curve, but if you…”
“extremely fun, movement is fun to learn and master. very much recommend this game”
26 of the 73 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“Visual style is great. Evening Star was founded by the developers of Sonic Mania. Have no idea how they fumbled the bag this hard with a game that simply refuses to run without crashes on PC. The game kept crashing on…”
“The fact that this game didn't light the world on fire is proof that people care more about brand recognition than quality game design. If this had a blue rat or a fat moustached man on the front, people would be raving…”
“The end of each stage has a QTE segment called a busker bonus, the circle rotation barely works and your score for perfecting the game is too dependant on them. Please add the ability to switch to playstation layout…”
15 of the 73 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“The review score is a little shocking, not gonna lie. This game has a pretty difficult learning curve and it doesn't explain itself too well, but even despite that, I've been having a blast figuring it out. The world is…”
“If you're looking for a unique 3D platformer with emphasis on speed and time attack, you're definitely gonna find a damn good one here, however this is not without it's caveats. Learning how to properly handle Penny's…”
“The end of each stage has a QTE segment called a busker bonus, the circle rotation barely works and your score for perfecting the game is too dependant on them. Please add the ability to switch to playstation layout…”
10 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Only thing this game has going for it is good visuals (say for the character designs). The gameplay is abhorrent mostly due to the lackluster speed and control of Penny. The homing attack and peel out are janky to use…”
“Way too slow”
8 of the 73 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, too high of a skill floor for casual players I'd say”
“The review score is a little shocking, not gonna lie. This game has a pretty difficult learning curve and it doesn't explain itself too well, but even despite that, I've been having a blast figuring it out. The world is…”
“If you're looking for a unique 3D platformer with emphasis on speed and time attack, you're definitely gonna find a damn good one here, however this is not without it's caveats. Learning how to properly handle Penny's…”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Visual style is great. Evening Star was founded by the developers of Sonic Mania. Have no idea how they fumbled the bag this hard with a game that simply refuses to run without crashes on PC. The game kept crashing on…”
“The game is broken. Constantly crashing and just to get past the first area I had to go through some hoops and eventually it crashed several times during the levels. I quit and I do not recommend it.”
“Really cool game, definitely worth it! the only bug I saw is you need to limit framerate to 60fps, cannons don't fire correctly otherwise. (the only thing affected as far as I know) 9.5/10”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“لعبة بيني تحس يبغالها شوية تحديثات واعتقد مر وقت كافي عشان يضبطونها بس شكلو انسحب عليها, بس بغض النظر لعبة مرة رهيبه لو انت شخص لعب ماريو سن شاين mario sunshine هذي اللعبه من الموسيقى الي فيها ومن تصميم المراحل تحسها تعطيك احساس ماريو سن شاين, اكيد مافيها حركات المويا وانك…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“The game is actually good if you spend more than 30 minutes learning the controls and actually engage with the moveset. Anybody calling it clunky is impatient or stupid. The bosses do kinda suck and the penguins are annoying. Overall I enjoyed it a lot.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I really wish this game was more fun sense right now it feels like a slog to play. Could not get over the weird movement on deck which feels really strange like sometimes Penny would just do the wrong move. The style this game has is off the charts but having to retry a…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Penny's Big Breakaway 1.2.20240313 is now live
Penny's Big Breakaway 1.2.20240313 is now live This is a hotfix build with the following changes: - Adjusted ice physics behavior and turn momentum - Fixed the catcher's mitt crash when using Hot Rod
Penny's Big Breakaway v1.2 Patch Notes
Today, we released a patch that fixes several issues. It also includes updates and improvements to existing functions. Please make sure to update your game to the latest version. In lieu of the change
Penny's Big Breakaway 1.1.20240227H is now live
Penny's Big Breakaway 1.1.20240227H is now live This is a hotfix build with 2 PC-specific changes: - Crash fix for AMD RDNA 3 GPUs (incl. Radeon 7000 series GPUs and ROG Ally) - Removal of Crash Catch
Gameplay & Controls
Be sure to grab a controller because Penny’s Big Breakaway control scheme uses dual analog sticks - one to move Penny and the other to control Yo-Yo’s abilities. Learn how to navigate Macaroon and esc
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · 3D Platformer · Platformer · Colorful · 3D · Third Person · Family Friendly · Funny · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · Controller · Precision Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | http://pennysbigbreakaway.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 Ti or ATI Radeon HD 7850